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CA.01.07 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā › Erbil
ܐܝܬܝܐthe existing Onenounroot ܐܝܬ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܒܪand son/equal ofnounroot ܒܪ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ
ܕܐܚܝwho gave lifeverbroot ܚܝܐ ܠܡܝܬܘܬܢto our mortal naturenounroot ܡܘܬ ܘܦܪܩܢand saved usverbroot ܦܪܩ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐthe evil onenounroot ܒܐܫ ܘܡܘܬܐand deathnounroot ܡܘܬ ܘܐܥܕܝand rescuedverbroot ܥܕܐ
ܠܫܒܝܬܢour captivitynounroot ܫܒܐ ܀ ܘܥܢܕand he diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ
ܕܙܒܢܐtemporalnounroot ܙܒܢ ܠܐܬܪܐto the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܓܐܘ̈ܬܐof blessingsnoun ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ
ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐin the weeknounroot ܫܒ ܒܬܫܪܝin Tešrīnnoun ܩܕܝܡFirstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ
ܒܐܪܒܥܐon the fourthnumeralroot ܪܒܥ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ:of the daysnounroot ܝܘܡ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܗܘܪܡܙܕHurmizdproper-noun ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܕܣܝܥܝ̈ܬܐof the congregationsnounroot ܣܝܥ ܥܦܪܢܝܬ ܐ!!
ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܢܝ̈ܚܐ ܠܒܘܣܡfor blessingsnounroot ܒܣܡ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐsoulsnounroot ܪܘܚ
ܒܡܸܢܝܵܢ! ܝܵܘܢܝ̈ܐ! ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟܐ ܥܗܝ̈ܕܐ
ܒܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܲܫܢܬ ܀ ܐܨܟܗ1925numeral ܡܫܝ݂ܚܵܝܬ ܐ!!
ܡܪܐLordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬ ܐ ܕܒܪܗcarried himverbroot ܕܒܪ ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܐܚܘܬܐbrotherhoodnounroot ܐܚ ܕܩܪܝܬ ܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈of the citizens ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܥܝܢܟܘܐ‛Enkāwāproper-noun ܕܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐof Christianitynoun

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.

(1-4a) O Living Being and Son of the Living One, who turned to life our mortal nature, saved us from the Evil and death, and rescued us from our captivity! (7b-9) The Priest Hurmizd—leader of the earthly!! congregations, who was full of desires for spiritual blessings, (4b-7a) departed from the temporal life to the abode of blessings, on Monday the 4th day, First Tešrī (October), (10-14) according to the computation of the blessed Greeks, famous among the kingdoms, in the year 1925. Christ,!! Lord of the created beings!!, has carried him (through) death from among the brothers in the village of the citizens of the Christian ‛Enkāwā.

Notes
Line 8: The decipherment of the last word (no siāmē) is not certain. In meaning it makes sense when applied to humans and it is metrical, fitting the tone of the whole inscription. Line 10: The first two words are not very clear but with the phrase “famous among the kingdoms” they must be at least plausible.
Context
Date 1615 AD
Script East Syriac, vocalized
Location Detail Storeroom.
Dimensions Ca. 0.48m x 0.33m
References
Harrak 2010, p.580-581
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