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AE.02.05 HARRAK

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

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
ܕܟܝܪܝܢmay be rememberedverbroot ܕܟܪ ܘܢܛܝܪܝܢand protectedverbroot ܢܛܪ ܒܨܠܘ
ܬܐcomealso bringroot ܐܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢof thesepronoun ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܠܝܘܚܢܢYūhanōn (John)proper-noun ܘandconjunctionroot ܘ
ܘܥܒܕܠܗܐand ʿAbd-Alōhōproper-noun ܒܢܝsons ofnounroot ܒܪ ܚܒܝܒܐHabbībōproper-nounroot ܚܒ
ܠܒܢܝ̈ܐthe childrennounroot ܒܪ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ.theirpronoun ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠGabriēlproper-noun
ܘܐܒܘܠܚܝܪand Abū-al-Kayrproper-noun ܘܐܒܘand Abūproper-noun ܥܝܣܐ‛Īsāproper-noun
ܘܐܒܘܠܚܣܝܢand Abū-al-Hasanproper-noun ܘܐܒܘܠܦܬܚand Abū-al-Fathproper-noun
ܘܐܒܘܢܨܪand Abū-Nasrproper-noun

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.

(2b-7) May Yūḥanōn and ‛Abd-Alōhō, the sons of Ḥabbībō, and all their Children: Gabriēl, (5-7) Abū-al-Kayr, Abū-‛Īsā (6-7) Abū-al-Ḥasan, Abū-al-Fatḥ, and Abū-Naṣr (1-2a) be remembered and protected through the prayer of these holy ones.

Notes
Line 1: the ōlaf of the last word is unusually placed in the second line, though it could have been fitted in the space left at the end of the first line. Line 2: Final wāw is superfluous; the phrase “these holy ones” refers to St. Behnam and his sister Sarah. Line 3: The final name is Arabic ‛Abd-Allāh. The final ōlaf was probably added under the influence of Syriac. Line 5: Abū-al-Ḥasan is written Abū-al-Ḥusayn. The first reading is preferable, since the second name is rarely, if at all, borne by Christians.
Context
Date Possibly 13th Century
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Facing the entrance to the tunnel, on a panel below another one featuring Mār Behnam mounting a horse.
Dimensions 0.48m x 0.25m
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Sons of Habbībō and all their children
Religion & Practice
Prayer Be remembered and protected through the prayer of these holy ones
Feasts & Commemorations Commemorative inscription of St. Behnam and his sister Sarah
Personal Names
Yūhanōn ‛Abd-Alōhō Habbībō Gabriēl Abū-al-Kayr Abū-‛Īsā Abū-al-Hasan Abū-al-Fath Abū-Nasr
References
Harrak 2010, p.350-351; Preusser 1911, pl. 20 (excellent handcopy).
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