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AP.02.40 HARRAK

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

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1950 or shortly thereafter
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐ]hereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܘܢܢYonan (Jonah)proper-noun ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ
ܩܫܐ؟ ܕܐܫܝܬܐof Ashitaproper-noun
ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 1888year 1888numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܡܗܝܪܐskilledadjectiveroot ܡܗܪ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐin the teachingnounroot ܝܠܦ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ܆of Christnounroot ܡܫܚ
ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܕܦܠܚwho workedverbroot ܦܠܚ ܒܟܪܡܗin his vineyardnounroot ܟܪܡ ܟܫܝܪܐܝܬassiduouslyadverbroot ܟܫܪ
ܘܢܦܪܥܝܘܗܝmay he reward himverbroot ܦܪܥ ܒܐܥܦܐ:many times as muchnounroot ܥܦ ܘܢܥܒܕand may he assignverbroot ܥܒܕ
ܡܢܬܗhis sharenounroot ܡܢܐ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܐܒ݂ܗ̈ܬܐ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ܇
ܘܢܩܝܡܝܘܗܝand may he raise himverbroot ܩܘܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗhis right sidenounroot ܝܡܝܢ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܠܚܝ̈ܐthe livingnounroot ܚܝܐ ܥܠܡܝܢܝ̈ܐeternaladjectiveroot ܥܠܡ
ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

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

(1-5) [Here is] laid the Priest Yawnān of Bēt-Qāšā! of Āšītā. He was born in the year 1888 of our Lord. He was skilled in the teaching of Christ, in whose vineyard he worked assiduously. (6-10) May he reward him many times as much, making his lot to be with the righteous fathers, and raising him to his right side. He departed from this word to the eternal life in 1950 of our Lord.

Context
Location Detail The museum.
Dimensions 0.37m x 0.30m
People & Roles
Professions Priest Yawnān
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest; Bēt-Qāšā
Material & Physical
Cross Stylised cross placed on top
Calendar & Horoscope Born 1888, died 1950
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Āšītā
Personal Names
Yawnān
References
Harrak 2010, p.532
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