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BE.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī, above the gate that was blocked , Arāden

Arāden › Dehōk
ܒܝـ]ܘܡܝ ܐܒܗ[ܬܐ]
ܡܪܝ]my Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣ:Piusproper-noun ܝܐ:Onumeralroot ܚܝܐ
ܦܦܐ]Popenoun ܕܪܗܘܡܐof Romeproper-noun
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܥܡܢـ]ܘܐ[ܝܠ: ܒ:]inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ]Patriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܦܪܢܣܝܣFrancisproper-noun
ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐbishopnoun ܕܥܡܕܝܐof Imadiyyanoun
ܐܬܚܕܬܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܕܡܪܬof Saint (fem.)nounroot ܡܪܐ ܫܡܘܢܝShmuniproper-noun [ܕܐܪܕܢ]of Aradennoun
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܠܗyear 1935numeral ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐof Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ

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.

(1-5) [During the da]ys of the Fathe[rs Mār] Pius XI [Pope] of Rome, [Mār ‛Ammānū’[ēl II Patriarch] of Babylon, (6-10) and Mār Francīs Bishop of ‛Imādiyya, this church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī [of Arāden] was renovated in the year 1935 of Christ.

Context
Date 1935 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Above the gate that was blocked.
People & Roles
Bishops Mār Francīs Bishop of ‛Imādiyya
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope; Patriarch; Bishop
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī of Arāden renovated
Material & Physical
Architecture Stone slab in ornamental niche with two half columns
Buildings (Administrative) Renovation of church in 1935
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Rome; ‛Imādiyya; Arāden; Babylon
Personal Names
Pius XI ‛Ammānū’ēl II Francīs
References
Harrak 2010, p.544-545
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