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CA.01.02 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, storeroom , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā › Erbil
Date
1857
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Piuz (Pius) the Ninth, Pope of Rome
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܘܐܬܩܛܪand was put togetherverbroot ܩܛܪ ܘܐܫܬܟـ<ܠܠ>
ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܘܗܝܟܠܐand sanctuarynounroot ܗܝܟܠ ܗܢthispronoun
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܠܒܗthe Heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܝܫܘܥof Jesusproper-noun
ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܡܚܝܢܐwho gives lifeadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ ܒܡܓܪ:through enticementnoun
ܓܢܘܬenticement ofnoun ܟܢܫܐcongregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܟܠܗ:the entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ
ܟܝܬnamelyparticle ܕܥܢܟܘܐof ‛Enkāwāproper-noun ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ
ܟܘܡܪܐpontiffnounalso priestroot ܟܡܪ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܦܝܘܙPiuz (Pius)proper-noun ܬܫܝܥܝܐthe Ninthnumeralroot ܬܫܥ <ܦܦܐ> ܕܪܗܘܡܐof Romeproper-noun
ܘܕܟܠܗ ܥܕܬܐ:the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun <ܐܘܕܘ> ܦܛܪܝܪܟܢour Patriarchnoun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐMetropolitannoun ܡܕܒـ<ܪܢܐ>
ܕܥܕܬܢ܀of our churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܕܡ:that whichpronoun
ܕܝܠܗhispronoun ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ : ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ
ܙܕܩܬܐ: ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐof the Christiansnoun ܘandconjunctionroot ܘ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܗܘܬshe wasverbalso she becameroot ܗܘ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܀
ܐܦܢܙ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ
܀ܟܢܘܢKānōnnoun ܩܕܝܡ:܀Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ

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) Yah. 1857. This altar and the sanctuary named after the Heart of Life-Giving Jesus Christ was built, put together, and completed through the enticement (6-10) of the whole congregation of ‛Enkāwā, during the days of the Great Pontiff Mār Piuz! the Ninth <Pope> of Rome and of the entire Church, Mār (11-16) Yawsep <Audō> our Patriarch, and Mār Yōḥannān the Metropolitan, the adminis<trator> of our church, and through the assets of the church and the alms of the Christians. (16-18) This was in the year 1857 of our Lord, in the month of First Kānōn (December).

Context
Location Detail Storeroom.
Dimensions 0.90m x 0.45m
Patriarch Mār Yawsep VI Audō
Pope Mār Piuz (Pius) the Ninth, Pope of Rome
People & Roles
Bishops Mār Yōḥannān the Metropolitan, Bishop of Kirkūk
Builders Built through the whole congregation of ‛Enkāwā
Benefactors Assets of the church and alms of the Christians
Ecclesiastical Titles Great Pontiff; Pope; Patriarch; Metropolitan
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Altar and sanctuary built
Churches & Shrines Named After Altar and sanctuary named after the Heart of Life-Giving Jesus Christ
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1857, month of First Kānōn (December)
Countries & Cities (Foreign) ‛Enkāwā; Rome
Personal Names
Mār Piuz (Pius IX) Mār Yawsep Audō Mār Yōḥannān
References
Harrak 2010, p.576-577
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