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CA.01.06 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, storeroom, originally inside the foundations of the church , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā › Erbil
Date
1510
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܫܡܣܕܝܢ!Šemsdīnproper-noun
ܘܬܚܘܒܘܣand the feebleadjectiveroot ܚܘܒ [...]
ܡܬܓܘܣseeks refugeverbroot ܓܘܣ ܒܐܬܘܣin Godnoun
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܟܒ1822numeral ܕܐ[ܠܟܣـ]ܢܕܪܘܣ
ܝܘܢܝܐof the Greeksadjectiveroot ܝܘܢ ܒܝܪܚ!in the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ [...]

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

(1-3) This Priest, Šemsdīn, died, the feeble […] seeks refuge in God, in the year 1822 of A[lex]ander the Greek, in the month […].

Context
Location Detail Storeroom, originally inside the foundations of the church.
Dimensions 0.69m x ca. 0.36m
People & Roles
Professions Priest Šemsdīn
Families & Tribes Assyrian tribes of Šemsdīn
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest
Religion & Practice
Prayer The feeble seeks refuge in God
Material & Physical
Building Materials Limestone from Jabal (Mt) Pirman
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1822 of Alexander the Greek (Seleucid)
Personal Names
Šemsdīn
References
Harrak 2010, p.579-580
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