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AA.01.14 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā , Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul

Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul › Nineveh
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ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ
ܝܘܗܫYohashproper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܠܘܩܐLuqa (Luke)proper-noun xx ܫـ
ܡܝ ܐܢܬܩܠdepartedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܠܦܐܢܝthe ephemeraladjectiveroot ܦܢܝ
ܐܠܝtopreposition ܐܠܥܐܠܡthe worldnounroot ܥܠܡ [ܐܠܒܐܩܝthe permanentadjectiveroot ܒܩܝ ...]

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) This is the grave (2) of Yōhaš son of Lūqā –šamē. (3) He departed from this (4) ephemeral world (5) to the [permanent] world [ … ].

Date 18th or 19th century
Language Garshuni
Script East Syriac
Location Detail Originally from any of the four churches, but now in the Church of Mār Ēša‛iā storeroom
Dimensions 0.48m × 0.48m
Yōhaš son of Lūqā –šamē
Harrak 2010, p. 74
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