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AA.04.12 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Šim‛ūn al-Safā (Simon the Elect); Courtyard in the ruins , Southwest of Old Mosul

Southwest of Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
1847
Language
Syriac
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ܣܒܚܐܢܟblessed are youverbroot ܣܒܚ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܟܐܠܩܢܐour Creatornounroot ܟܠܩ
ܘܡܘܠܐܢܐand our Lordnounroot ܘܠܝ ܐܠܟܪܝܡal-Karīm (the Generous)proper-nounroot ܟܪܡ ܐܢܟyou (are)pronoun
ܡܙܡܥabout toparticleroot ܙܡܥ ܬܩܝܡܢܐyou raise usverbroot ܩܘܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܘܣܛmidst ofnounroot ܘܣܛ
ܐܠܪܡܝܡthe dustnounroot ܪܡ × ܒ̈ܬܐversesnounroot ܒܝܬ × ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ ×
ܘܡܥܟܝand with youpreposition ܐܠܣܠܐܡpeacenounroot ܣܠܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܕܗthispronoun ܐܠـtheparticle
ܚܝܐܗ̈ ܐܠܡܡܠܘܗ̈the fulladjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܫܩܐܘܐܬmiseriesnounroot ܫܩܘ
ܘܟܪܒܐܬ:and sorrowsnounroot ܟܪܒ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ
ܬܠܟthosepronoun ܐܠܬܛܘܝܒܐܬthe blessingsnounroot ܛܘܒ
ܒܨܠܐܗ̈through the prayer ofnounroot ܨܠܐ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܐܠܥܕܪܐthe Virginnounroot ܥܕܪ ܣܬmistress ofnoun
ܐܠܒܬܘܠܐܬthe virginsnounroot ܒܬܠ × ܐܪܓ̰ܠܟܝyour feetnounroot ܪܓ̰ܠ ܐܠܕ
ܡܫܝܬ ܒܐܠܠܝܠby nightnounroot ܠܝܠ ܘܐܠܢܗܐܪand by daynounroot ܢܗܪ ܐܠܝtopreposition
ܐܠܒܝܥܗ̈the churchnounroot ܒܝܥ ܦܝinpreposition ܐܠܫܘ[ܒ؟] ܠܣܡܥto hear / attendverbroot ܣܡܥ ܐܣܪܐܪthe Mysteriesnounroot ܣܪ
ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܝܟܘܢthere shall beverbroot ܟܘܢ ܬܕܘܣstep oververbroot ܕܘܣ ܦܝinpreposition ܓ̰ܗܢܡhellnoun ܐܠܢܐܪthe firenounroot ܢܘܪ
ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܬܒܨܪܝܢyou seeverbroot ܒܨܪ ܫܝܛܐܢthe Devilnoun ܐܠܡܟܐܪthe craftyadjectiveroot ܡܟܪ × ܘܐܕܢܟܝand your earsnounroot ܐܕܢ
ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܝܟܘܢthere shall beverbroot ܟܘܢ ܬܣܡܥhearverbroot ܣܡܥ ܬܓ̰ܕܝܦblasphemy ofnounroot ܓ̰ܕܦ ܐܠܐܫܪܐܪthe righteous onesnounroot ܒܪܪ
ܦܝinpreposition ܐܣܬܚܩܐܩthe merit / intercessionnounroot ܚܩ ܡܟܠܨܢܐour Saviournounroot ܟܠܨ ܝܣܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܡܥwithpreposition ܢܣܘܐܬwomennounroot ܢܣܘ ܐܠܥܦܝܦܐܬthe chasteadjectiveroot ܥܦ ܟܐܕܡܐܬservants ofnounroot ܟܕܡ
ܐܠܩܕܘܣ:the Holy Onenounroot ܩܕܣ ܐܓ̰ܥܠplace / makeverbroot ܓ̰ܥܠ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܪܒgreat onenounalso masterroot ܪܒ ܗܕܗthispronoun ܐܠܐܟܬthe sisternounroot ܐܟܬ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܚܵܠܬܐ ܐܒܢܬdaughter ofnounroot ܒܢ ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun ܬܘܦܬshe diedverbroot ܘܦܝ ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ ܚܙܝܪܐܢḤazīrān (June)proper-noun ܚ ܣܢـ٨٤٧[١ـܗ̈]

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) Blessed are you our Creator and honourable Lord; you are about to raise us from the midst of the dust—verses—amen. May peace be with you from this (6-8) life full of miseries […] and sorrows, amen. […] those blessings [… …] B (1-5) through the prayer of the Virgin Mary mistress of the virgin ones. May your feet which walked to the church day and night in the hea[t] to attend the (Divine) Mysteries not step over fiery hell. (6-10) May you not see the crafty Devil, and through the intercession of our Saviour Jesus may your ears not hear the blasphemy of the evil ones. Lord, place this sister with the chaste women servants of the Holy one […]. C This is the grave of Hāltā daughter of the Priest Hannā. She died on the 8th of the month of Hazīrān (June) the yea[r 1]847.

Location Detail Courtyard in the ruins.
Dimensions 1.20m × 0.70m
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Ḥannā
Liturgy Divine Mysteries
Christology Saviour Jesus; Creator who raises from the dust
Prayer Intercession of the Virgin Mary and the Saviour Jesus
Churches & Shrines Named After Church attended day and night for the Divine Mysteries
Calendar & Horoscope 8th of Ḥazīrān (June), year 1847
Ḥāltā Priest Ḥannā
Harrak 2010, pp. 107-108; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 141 (reading of the first three lines)
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