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AA.01.07 HARRAK

Shrine of Mār Qūriāqōs; misplaced stone now near the baptism font , Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul

Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul › Nineveh
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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܡܢܬܐthe remains/portionnounroot ܡܢܐ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܒܪܝܠGabriēlproper-noun
ܕܝܪܐmonasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܥܠܝܬܐthat which is aboveadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܨܠܘܬܗhis prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܬܗܘܐmay it beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܥܡܢwith usprepositionroot ܥܡ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ
ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܐܪܒܥfouradjectiveroot ܐܪܒܥ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܥܒyear 1972numeral ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܕܣܪܛthe one who wroteverbroot ܣܪܛ

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) Here is the relic of Mār Gabriēl (2) (of) the Upper Monastery. May his prayer be with us, amen. (3) The four churches were restored in the year 1972 of the Greeks. (4) Pray for the writer.

Context
Date 1661 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela and East Syriac esp. ālap.
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.89m × 0.41m
People & Roles
Abbots Gabriēl, Abbot of the Upper Monastery
Religion & Practice
Relics Relic of Mār Gabriēl, Abbot the Upper Monastery
Monasteries Upper Monastery, five minute walk from the church
Shrines Shrine of Mār Qūriāqōs
References
Harrak 2010, p. 68-69; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 114
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