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AA.04.01 HARRAK

Box containing remains of holy men, probably inside the church , Southwest of Old Mosul

Southwest of Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1301
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܓܠܘܣܩܡܐthe box (coffer)noun
ܕܣܝܡin which is placedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܒܗin itpreposition ܡܢܬthe relics/portion ofnounroot ܡܢܐ
ܕܡܪܬܝof Mart(y) (Lady)nounroot ܡܪ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun
ܠܥܕܬܐfor the churchnounroot ܥܕ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐof the Apostlesnounroot ܫܠܚ
ܕܦܛܪܘܣof Peterproper-noun
ܘܦܘܠܘܣand Paulproper-noun
ܐܬܝܘ̇ܢܲܡܲܠ
ܕܒܡܕܝܢܬwhich is in the city ofnounroot ܡܕܝܢ
ܡܘܨܠMosulproper-noun
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܬܪܝܒyear 1612numeral ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ
ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢtheir prayernounroot ܨܠܐ
ܬܢܛܪmay it protectverbroot ܢܛܪ ܠܒܢܗ!its citizens/childrennounroot ܒܢܐ
ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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.

English Translation

A
(1) The box (2b) in which the relics (3) of Mārt(y) Mary (2a) are placed (4) for the church of the Apostles:
B
(1) of Peter (2) and Paul (3) Atiunamal!
C
(1) which is in the city (2) of Mosul: (3) The year 1612 of Greece.
D
(1) May their prayer (2) protect its citizens, (3) Amen.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Šim‛ūn al-Safā (Simon the Elect)
Religion & Practice
Relics Relics mentioned
Personal Names
Mary Peter Paul Atiunamal
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 98-99; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 146
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