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BL.02.01 HARRAK

The Assyrian Church of Mār Gīwargīs, inside the church built into the wall , Dūrē

Dūrē › Dehōk
Date
1955
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܡܕܢܚܐof the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ
ܥܘܡܪܐmonasterynounroot ܥܡܪ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun
ܕܘܪܐDūrēproper-noun
ܐܫܬܬܐܣwas foundedverbalso builtroot ܫܬܐܣ ܥܘܡܪܐmonasterynounroot ܥܡܪ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 929year 929numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܘܐܬܚܪܒand was ruinedverbroot ܚܪܒ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 1978year 1978numeral
ܐܬ݂ܚܕܬ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܘܐܬܒܢܝand was rebuiltverbroot ܒܢܐ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܫܬܐܣ̈ܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܬܐ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 1995year 1995numeral ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐwith the assistancenounroot ܥܕܪ
ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܬܐEvangelicaladjective
ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐof the citynounroot ܡܕܝܢ ܕܒ݂ܝܬܡܒܪܓ

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) Church of the East: Church of Mār Gīwargīs, Dūrē. This church was built in 929 of our Lord (5-10) and was ruined in the year 1978. Then it was renovated and rebuilt on the old foundations (6-8) in the year 1995, through the assistance of the Evangelical Church (11) of the city of BYTMBRG.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church built into the wall.
People & Roles
Builders Church renovated and rebuilt on the old foundations
Benefactors Evangelical Church of BYTMBRG which assisted the rebuilding
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of Mār Gīwargīs (St George), Dūrē, built 929, ruined 1978, rebuilt 1995
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Dūrē; BYTMBRG (Württemberg)
Personal Names
Mār Gīwargīs
References
Harrak 2010, p.567
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