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AO.01.09 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Mīḵā, the courtyard. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܟܠܠand was completedverbroot ܟܠܠ
ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܕܪܫܐschoolnounroot ܕܪܫ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ
ܡܝܟܐMīkāproper-noun ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣ:Piusproper-noun ܝܐ:Onumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܦܦܐPopenoun
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ:‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܦܛܪ̄: ܕܒܒܠ:of Babylonproper-noun ܒܢܦܩܬ̈at the expense ofnounroot ܢܦܩ
ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܐܠܩܘܫof Alqōšproper-noun ܕܗܘܝ̈that wasverbroot ܗܘܐ
ܝܚ:ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ ܪ̈ܘܦܝܐ܆Rupeesnoun ܐܨ̈̇ܟܓyear 1923numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

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.

(1-4) This school of Mār Mīkā the holy man was built and completed during the days of Mār Pius XI the Pope (4-8) and Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch of Babylon, at the expense of the church of Alqōš that was eighteen thousand Rupees: the year 1923 of our Lord.

Context
Date 1923 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela, vocalized
Location Detail The courtyard.
People & Roles
Builders Built and completed at expense of the church of Alqōš
Religion & Practice
Schools & Seminaries School of Mār Mīkā built and completed
Material & Physical
Currency Eighteen thousand Rupees
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Alqōš
Personal Names
Mār Mīkā Pius XI ‛Ammānū’ēl II
References
Harrak 2010, p.418
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