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AA.01.10 HARRAK

Shrine of Mār Gīwargīs, in a niche , Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul

Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul › Nineveh
ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܐܬܚܕܬܘwere renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܐܪܒܥfouradjectiveroot ܐܪܒܥ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐof the saintsnounroot ܩܕܫ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܐܫܥܝܐĒša‛iā (Isaiah)proper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܩܘܪܝܐܩܘܣQuriaqos (Cyriacus)proper-noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܬܪ[ܝܢ]
ܐܠܦܝܢthousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫand fivenumeralroot ܚܡܫ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ ܘܒܗ̇ ܕܫܢܬܐof the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒIsho'yahbproper-noun ܡܝܛܪܦܘ̄Metropolitannoun
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ ܡܢܬܗhis sharenounroot ܡܢܐ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ
ܨܠܘܬܗhis prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܫܘܪܐa wallnounroot ܫܘܪ ܬܗܘܐmay it beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܢfor uspronoun

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.

(1–3) The four churches of the holy ones—Mār Gīwargīs, Mār Yōḥannān, Mār Ēša‛iā, and Mār Qūriāqōs were renovated in the year tw[o] thousand and five of the blessed Greeks. In the same year, Mār Īšō‛yahb was established as Metropolitan. (4–5) Here is located the relic of Mār Gīwargīs the martyr: May his prayer be a wall for us.

Context
Date 1694 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.82m × 0.55m
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Metropolitan
Religion & Practice
Relics Relic of Mār Gīwargīs (St. George)
Material & Physical
Architecture Niche
Personal Names
Mār Gīwargīs (St. George) Mār Yōḥannān (St. John) Mār Ēša‛iā (St. Isaiah) Mār Qūriāqōs Mār Īšō‛yahb (Metropolitan Ishoyahb)
References
Harrak 2010, p. 71; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 13. FIEY 1959, pl. 3
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