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AA.04.09 HARRAK

Courtyard, in the collapsed gallery , Southwest of Old Mosul

Southwest of Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
1800
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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ܢܛܠܒlet us askverbroot ܛܠܒ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܪܒܢܐour Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܠܩܕܘܣthe holyadjectiveroot ܩܕܣ ܝܣܘܥJesusproper-noun ܐܠܕܝܐܢthe Judgenounroot ܕܝܢ ܝܪܚܡto have mercyverbroot ܪܚܡ ܐܟܝܢܐour brothernounroot ܐܟܘ ܣܡܥܐܢSim‛ānproper-noun ܘܝܕܟܠܗand bring him inverbroot ܕܟܠ ܐܠܓ̰ܢܐܢParadisenounroot ܓܢܢ ܒ̈ܬܐversesnounroot ܒܝܬ
ܬܨ̇ܪܥܘܐbegverbroot ܨܪܥ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܡܘܡܢܝܢbelieversnounroot ܐܡܢ ܠܪܒto the Lord ofnounroot ܪܒ ܐܠܣܡܘܐܬthe heavensnounroot ܣܡܐ ܘܬܘܣܠܘܐand imploreverbroot ܘܣܠ ܐܓ̰ܡܥܝܢaltogetheradverbroot ܓܡܥ ܠܡܚܝܝto the Giver of lifenounroot ܚܝܝ ܐܠܐܡܘܐܬthe deadnounroot ܡܘܬ
ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܝܐܬܝhe comesverbroot ܐܬܝ ܝܕܝܢto judgeverbroot ܕܝܢ ܐܠܡܟܠܘܩܐܬthe creatures (humankind)nounroot ܟܠܩ ܐܓ̰ܥܠܗmake himverbroot ܓܥܠ ܝܩܘܡwill riseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܐܠܡܢܐܬthe deadnounroot ܡܘܬ ܦܝinpreposition ܙܡܪܗ̈ ܐܠܩܕܝܣܝܢthe holy onesnounroot ܩܕܣ
ܡܡܠܘܗfulladjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܢܥܡܐܬgracenounroot ܢܥܡ ܝܬܬܢܥܡhe may take delightverbroot ܢܥܡ ܦܝܗܐin itpreposition ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ ܠܐܒܕfor everadverbroot ܐܒܕ ܐܠܐܒܕ܀and everadverbroot ܐܒܕ ܢܬܨ̇ܪܥwe begverbroot ܨܪܥ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܪܒܢܐour Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܝܣܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܐܠܓܦܐܪthe Forgivernounroot ܓܦܪ ܐܢifconjunctionroot ܐܢ ܝܬܪܟhe disregardverbroot ܬܪܟ ܠܟto youpronoun ܐܠܕܢܘܒthe transgressionsnounroot ܕܢܒ ܘܓ̰ܡܝܥand allnounroot ܓܡܥ ܐܠܐܘܙܐܪthe sinsnounroot ܘܙܪ ܘܝܓ̰ܥܠand giveverbroot ܓܥܠ ܡܠܕܐܟyour comfortnounroot ܠܕܕ ܦܝinpreposition ܐܪܨthe land ofnounroot ܐܪܨ ܐܠܓ̰ܢܐܢParadisenounroot ܓܢܢ
ܡܥwithpreposition ܐܠܩܕܝܣܝܢthe holy onesnounroot ܩܕܣ ܬܣܒܚyou would singverbroot ܣܒܚ ܒܐܠܡܙܡܐܪwith the flutenounroot ܙܡܪ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܝܡin Jerusalemproper-noun ܐܠܥܐܠܝܗ ܡܣܟܢabode ofnounroot ܣܟܢ ܐܠܐܫܪܐܪthe righteous onesnounroot ܒܪܪ
ܐܠܐܚܪܐܪ܀the free onesnounroot ܚܪܪ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܣܡܥܐܢSim‛ānproper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ××× ××× ×××
ܡܬܝMattīproper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܠܟܪܣLakrasproper-noun ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܬܘܦܝhe diedverbroot ܘܦܝ ܦܝinpreposition ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܐܠܦone thousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘܐܬܡܐܢܡܐܝܗand eight hundrednumeralroot ܬܡܢ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ̈Christian (era)adjectivealso of Christroot ܡܣܚ

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) Let us ask our holy Lord Jesus the Judge to have mercy on our brother Sim‛ān and to bring him into Paradise—verses. O believers beg the Lord of heaven and implore altogether the Giver of life to the dead on the day he comes to judge humankind: Make him rise from death, (joining) the group of the holy ones that is full of grace so that he may take delight in it for ever and ever amen. We beg our Lord Jesus the Forgiver, to disregard your transgressions and all your sins, and to give you comfort in the land of Paradise (6-8) with the holy ones, in Upper Jerusalem the abode of the righteous ones (where) you would sing with the flute xxx xxx xxx the frees ones. This is the grave of the late Sim‛ān son of Mattī son of Bihnām Lakras; he died in the year one thousand eight hundred of Christ.

Location Detail Chaldean Church of Šim‛ūn al-Safā (Simon the Elect)
Dimensions 0.87m × ca. 0.50m
Christology Jesus the Judge/Forgiver, judging humankind
Prayer Plea to Lord Jesus the Judge for mercy and resurrection
Shrines Upper Jerusalem, abode of the righteous
Calendar & Horoscope Year 1800 of Christ
Sim‛ān Mattī Bihnām Lakras
Harrak 2010, pp. 103-104
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