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BL.03.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Shrine of Mār Piyōs, inside the shrine , Dūrē

Dūrē › Dehōk
Date
2000
Language
Syriac and Arabic
Pope
Mār Piyōs (Pope Pius X)
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Transcription
ܬܡwas completedverbroot ܬܡ ܒܢܝܢܐthe buildingnounroot ܒܢܐ ܕܡܢܝܘܚܐof the shrinenoun
ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐwith the assistancenounroot ܥܕܪ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܘܢܐČūnāproper-noun ܐܒ݂ܪܗܡ
ܢܕܪܐa vownounroot ܢܕܪ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܪܘܚܐthe Spiritnounalso the spiritroot ܪܘܚ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐof the deadnounroot ܥܢܕ
ܚܕܒ݂ܫܒܐ ܐܒ݂ܪܗܡ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ
ܙܝܥܐZai‛āproper-noun ܕܢܚܐDenṢā (Denḥā)proper-noun ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܣܘܙܢSūzanproper-noun
ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕHurmizdproper-noun ـ ܫܢܬ݂:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ 2000year 2000numeral

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 building of this shrine of Mār Piyōs is completed with the help of Čūnā Abrāham, a vow on behalf of the souls of the dead: Ḥadbšabba Abrāham, along with (6-7) Zai‛ā Denḥā, and Sūzan Hurmizd; the year 2000.

Context
Location Detail Inside the shrine.
Pope Mār Piyōs (Pope Pius X)
People & Roles
Builders Building of the shrine completed
Benefactors Čūnā Abrāham who funded the shrine as a vow
Religion & Practice
Prayer Vow on behalf of the souls of the dead
Churches & Shrines Named After Shrine of Mār Piyōs (St Pius X)
Personal Names
Mār Piyōs Čūnā Abrāham Ḥadbšabba Abrāham Zai‛ā Denḥā Sūzan Hurmizd
References
Harrak 2010, p.568
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