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AP.02.33 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, the museum , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1544-45
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܕܝܵܐܝܵܐ܆ ܥܵܛܵܝܐ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܙܲܗܝܐ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫpriestnounalso presbyterroot ܩܫ ܦܪܓFarajproper-noun ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܕܒܓܢܣܗwho in originnounroot ܓܢܣ ܐܠܩܘܫܝܐof Alqōšadjective
ܕܥܒܝܕܐit is madeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܐܘܡܢܐfor the workmannounroot ܐܡܢ ܒܝܪܡBēramproper-noun ܒܪܝܟܐ.blessedadjectiveroot ܒܪܟ
ܒܫܢܬ:in the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܢܘ ܠܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ.

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

English Translation

(1) xxxx which fits ‛Aṭāiā, the honourable priest, (2) the son of the illustrious Faraj, Alqōšite by race.
B
(1) It is made for the workman Bēram the blessed one, (2) in the year 1856 of the blessed Greeks.

Context
Location Detail The museum.
Dimensions 0.80m x 0.10m, 0.4m thickness
People & Roles
Professions ‛Aṭāiā the priest/scribe; Bēram the workman/binder
Ecclesiastical Titles ‛Aṭāiā the honourable priest
Religion & Practice
Literature Instrument used for binding manuscripts copied by the scribe ‛Aṭāiā
Material & Physical
Tools Wooden clips (two planks with screws) to fasten/bind manuscripts
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1856 of the blessed Greeks (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
‛Aṭāiā Faraj Bēram
References
Harrak 2010, p.527-528
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