AE.02.04 HARRAK

Al-Jubb “the Pit” or the Outer Martyrion , Al-Kidr

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ܢܥـ]ܒܕ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܡܬܒܥܝܢthat is requiredverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ‍ܐ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܦܛܪܘܣPatrōs (Peter)proper-noun ܘܦܘܠܘܣand Paulproper-noun ܘܣܢܕܐ!and Sindāproper-noun
ܘܫܒܘܪand Šābūrproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܣܘܠܩـ[ܐ ...]

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) May God have mercy on the day mercy is required (2) on Paṭrōs, Pawlōs, Sindā, (3) and Šābūr son of Sūlāq[ā …].

Notes

Line 1: Stereotyped funerary formula attested in many tombstones in Syriac though this inscription does not seem to be funerary. Line 2: The last name is a puzzle. The first letter must be a semkat, similar to the ones in the preceding names of Peter and Paul, whereas the letter before final ōlaf is clearly dōlat. Could the name be from Sindbad? Line 3: The last name, lit. “Ascension,” is a common homonym among the Christians of Iraq to this day.

Context

Date	20th-14th century
Language	Syriac
Script	Mixture of Estrangela and Serto. The ōlaf is always Serto as is also the case of the wāw and the mīm.
Location Detail	On the frame of the entrance to the tunnel.

Religion & Practice

Prayer	May God have mercy on the day mercy is required

Material & Physical

Architecture	Slab covering entrance, ancient octagonal martyrion

Personal Names

Patrōs Pawlōs Sindā Šābūr Sūlāqā

References

Harrak 2010, p.350

Al-Jubb “the Pit” or the Outer Martyrion , Al-Kidr

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