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BI.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, inside the church, the sanctuary area , Māngēš

Māngēš › Dehōk
Date
1934
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Pius XI
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝܬwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܟܠܠܬand was completedverbroot ܟܠܠ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܕܡܪܬܝof Mart(y) (Lady)nounroot ܡܪ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܫܘܠܛܢܝܬܐthe Sultananounalso sovereignroot ܫܠܛ
ܕܘܪܕܢܝܬܐof the Rosaryadjectiveroot ܘܪܕ ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܬܠܬܝ̈ܗܘܢits threenumeralroot ܬܠܬ
ܗܝܟܠܝ̈ܗ̇its sanctuariesnounroot ܗܝܟܠ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐthe Fathersnounroot ܐܒ
ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣ:Piusproper-noun ܝܐ:Onumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܦܦܐPopenoun
ܕܪܗ̄ܘܡܐ ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun : ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܦܪܢܣܝܣFrancisproper-noun
ܕܘܝܕDawid (David)proper-noun ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐBishopnoun ܕܥܘܡܕܝܐof ʿAmādiyyahproper-noun
ܒܢܦܩ̈ܬܐat the expensenounroot ܢܦܩ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐof the Seenoun ܫܠܝܚܝܐApostolicadjectiveroot ܫܠܚ
ܘܒܥܡܠܐand the worknounroot ܥܡܠ ܘܒܡܥܕܪܢܘܬܐand through the helpnounroot ܥܕܪ ܕܒܢܝ̈of the citizens ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܡܢܓܫܐMangeshaproper-noun ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܒܡܬܚܐwithin the spannounroot ܡܬܚ ܕܬܪܬܝܢthe secondnumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ
ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ ܒܐܝܕܝ̈at the hands ofnounroot ܐܝܕ ܐܪܕܟܠܐarchitectnoun ܫܡܫܐdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܣܦܘSaffoproper-noun ܕܕܘܕܝܐof Da’udiyyaproper-noun ܆ܝܗ܆15thnumeral ܚܙܝܪܢHzeran (June)noun
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܠܕ ܠܡܘܠܕܗto the birth ofnounroot ܝܠܕ ܕܡܪܢ܀of 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) This church of Mārt(y) Mary the Holy Sulṭana of the Rosary, along with its three sanctuaries, were built and completed during the days of the holy Fathers, Mār Pius XI, Pope (6-10) of Rome, Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch of Babylon, and Mār Francīs Dāwīd, Bishop of ‛Imādiyya, through the financial support of the Apostolic See, and through the hard work and the help of the citizens (11-13) of the village of Mangēšā, within the time of two years, and at the hands of the architect Deacon Yawsep Saffō of Dā’ūdiyya: 15 Ḥzīrān (June) the year 1934 of the Birth of our Lord.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, the sanctuary area.
Patriarch Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Pope Mār Pius XI
People & Roles
Bishops Mār Francīs Dāwīd, Bishop of ‛Imādiyya
Builders Architect Deacon Yawsep Saffō of Dā’ūdiyya
Benefactors Apostolic See financial support; citizens of Mangēšā
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope; Patriarch; Bishop; Deacon
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of Mārt Mary the Holy Sulṭana of the Rosary with three sanctuaries
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope 15 Ḥzīrān (June) 1934
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Rome; Babylon; ‛Imādiyya; village of Mangēšā; Dā’ūdiyya
Personal Names
Pius XI ‛Ammānū’ēl II Francīs Dāwīd Yawsep Saffō
References
Harrak 2010, p.554-555
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