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BG.02.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, inside the church , Eniškē

Eniškē › Dehōk
Date
1912
Language
Syriac
Pope
Pius X
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܬܘܒagainadverbalso alsoroot ܬܘܒ ܗܝܟܠܐchurchnounalso templeroot ܗܝܟܠ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ
ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܕܬܠܬfor the thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢܝ̈ܢtimesnounroot ܙܒܢ
ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣ:Piusproper-noun ܝ: ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗܘܡܐof Romeproper-noun
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ:‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣPatriarchnoun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܦܪܢܣܝܣFrancisproper-noun ܕܘܝܕDawid (David)proper-noun ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐMetropolitannoun ܕܥܡܕܝܐof Imadiyyanoun
ܘܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐand through the care ofnounroot ܝܨܦ ܕܟܬܘܒܐof the writernounroot ܟܬܒ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܝܠܕܐYaldaproper-noun ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܗܒܝܠHabilproper-noun
ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܐܝܢܫܟܐEniskeproper-noun
ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܕܪĀdār (March)noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܒܗin itpreposition ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܐܨܝܒ:1912numeral ܠܡܫܝܚܐof Christnounroot ܡܫܚ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܐܪܕܟܠܐarchitectnoun ܦܘܠܘܣPawlōs (Paul)proper-noun

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) The church of Mār Gīwargīs the Martyr is built again for the third time, during the days of Mār Pius X, Pope of Rome, Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II the Patriarch, and Mār Francīs Dāwīd, Metropolitan of ‛Imādiyya, (6-10) and through the care of the writer, Priest Gīwargīs son of Yaldā, of the family Hābīl of the village Eniškē, on the month of Ādār (March), the 2nd in it, the year 1912 of Christ our Lord. (11) Pawlōs is the architect.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church.
Dimensions 0.65m x 0.46m
Patriarch ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Pope Pius X
People & Roles
Bishops Mār Francīs Dāwīd, Metropolitan of ‛Imādiyya
Builders Pawlōs is the architect
Professions Priest Gīwargīs; architect Pawlōs
Families & Tribes Family Hābīl of the village Eniškē
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope; Patriarch; Metropolitan; Priest
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of Mār Gīwargīs the Martyr built for the third time
Material & Physical
Buildings (Administrative) Church rebuilt for the third time in 1912
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Rome; ‛Imādiyya; Eniškē
Personal Names
Pius X ‛Ammānū’ēl II Francīs Dāwīd Gīwargīs Yaldā Pawlōs
References
Harrak 2010, p.550-551
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