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ܫܢܝdepartedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܥܒܘܪܐephemeraladjectiveroot ܥܒܪ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܕܡܩܘܐthat remainsverbroot ܩܘܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܡܫܬ
ܢܐ ܡܛܪMetropolitannoun ܡܬܝܘܣMattēiōsproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܒܗܢܐܡBihnāmproper-noun ܓ̄3rdnumeral
ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܫܒܛŠbāṭ (February)noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ
ܐܦܢܚyear 1858numeral ܡܫ̄ܝ
ܚܘܪܘlookverbroot ܚܘܪ ܠܘܬܗtoward Himprepositionroot ܠܘܬ
ܘܣܒܪܘand have hopeverbroot ܣܒܪ ܒܗin itpreposition

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.

(3a) Metr(opolitan) Mattēiōs son of Bihnām (1) departed from this ephemeral world to the world (2) in the hereafter that remains and that does not change, (3b) on the 3rd (4) of the month of Šbōṭ (February), in the year 1858 of Christ. (1`–2`) Look toward it (=the Cross) and have hope in it.

Notes

Line 3: Qūrillōs Mattā III Rassām was the 36th bishop of Mār Mattā, who served it in this rank from 1846 to the year of his death; Ya‛qūb III 1961, p. 207 and Fiey 1993, p. 240; see also AF.01.01 B1 and notes.

Context

Date	1858 AD
Language	Syriac
Script	Serto
Location Detail	Burial chamber (bēt-qaddīšē), to the west side.
Dimensions	0.65m x 0.60m

People & Roles

Bishops	Qūrillōs Mattā III Rassām, 36th bishop of Mār Mattā; Metropolitan Mattēiōs son of Bihnām
Ecclesiastical Titles	Metropolitan

Material & Physical

Cross	Central cross
Calendar & Horoscope	3rd of Šbōt (February), year 1858 of Christ

Personal Names

Mattēiōs Bihnām Qūrillōs Mattā III Rassām

References

Harrak 2010, p.362-363

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