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AA.17.06 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Gīwargīs , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
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ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܪܐhabitationalso aboderoot ܥܡܪ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܬܚܬܝ̈ܬܗ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬthrough the care ofnounroot ܝܨܦ
ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠSamuel (Šmuel)proper-noun ܓ̰ܡܝܠJamīlproper-noun ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ
ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܐof the monasteriesnounroot ܕܝܪ ܟܠܕܝ̈ܬܐ
ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ
ܠܒܘܪܟܬܐof blessingnounroot ܒܪܟ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun :ܝ:
ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗܘܡܐ:of Romeproper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܥܡܢܘܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēl (Emmanuel)proper-noun ܬܪܝܢܐthe Secondnumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ
ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐCatholicosnoun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun
ܕܒܒܠ:of Babylonproper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣEstappānos (Stephen)proper-noun
ܓ̰ܒܪܝJibrīproper-noun ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐthe Metropolitannoun
ܩܝܘܡܐdeputynounroot ܩܘܡ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܘ
ܬܐcomealso bringroot ܐܬܐ ܕܟܠܕܝ̈ܐ:of the Chaldeansnoun ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܚ
ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܕܝܠܢܝܐparticular (Superior)adjective ܀ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܀ ܕܕܝܪܐof the monasterynounroot ܕܝܪ
ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܒܢܝܡܝܢBiniamīn (Benjamin)proper-noun ܐܘܙܐ܀

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.

(1–5) This residential section and what is below it were built through the care of the Abbot Šmū’ēl Jamīl, Superior General of the Chaldean monasteries, during the days of the Fathers—their memory (6–10) is a blessing—Mār Pius X, Pope of Rome, Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Babylon, and Mār Esṭappānos (11–15) Jibrī, the Metropolitan and Deputy General of the Chaldean Patriarchate, the year 1908 of our Lord. Superior General the Abbot Biniamīn ’Ūzā.

Notes
Line 3: Abbot Šmū’ēl Jamīl was Superior General of the Chaldean Order and was native of Tell-Kēf (AK). Lines 6-7: Pius X ruled from 1903 to the year of his death, 1914. Lines 8-9: On Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II see AA.17.02. Lines 10-11: Jibrī was the metropolitan of Kirkuk; see CA.01.05, CB.01.01. Line 14: The name and title of the Abbot Biniamīn were added later since they fill a space that is not theirs and the script is condensed and small in size. Line 15: Abbā ’Ūzā was native of Tell-kēf (AK).
Context
Date 1908 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail In a room, inside the living quarters of the monks
Dimensions 0.57m × 0.45m
People & Roles
Abbots Biniamīn
Bishops And Deputy General
Peoples Chaldean
Personal Names
Šmū’ēl Jamīl Pius X ‛Ammānū’ēl II Esṭappānos Jibrī Biniamīn ’Ūzā
References
Harrak 2010, p.181-182; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 252
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