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AA.05.05 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Inside the church, to the right of the nave , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܥ�
ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܩܝܡܬܐof the resurrectionnounroot ܩܘܡ ܫܒܝܚܬܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ
ܥܘܗܕܢܗ ܠܒܘܪܟܬܐof blessingnounroot ܒܪܟ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܬܐܘܡܐThomas (Tōmā)proper-noun
ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐCatholicosnoun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun ܕܟܠܕܝ̈ܐ.of the Chaldeansnoun
ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܒܩܪܝܬܐin the villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܐܠܩܘܫAlqōšproper-noun :ܚ: ܐܒ:fathernounroot ܐܒ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܐܦܢ݅ܒ ܠܡܪܢ.of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܟܗܢܐ:priestnounroot ܟܗܢ
ܛ: ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܐܦܥ݅ܛ:
ܐܬܬܣܪܚhe was ordainedverbroot ܣܪܚ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐbishopnoun
ܕܣܥܪܕ :ܟܕ:whenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܬܡܘܙ:Tammūz (July)noun ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܨ݅ܒ
ܐܬܓܒܝ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun :ܛ: ܬܡܘܙ:Tammūz (July)noun ܐܨ݅:
ܐܬܬܢܝܚhe diedverbroot ܢܘܚ ܒܡܘܨܠin Mosulproper-noun :ܟܐ:21stnumeral ܬܡܘܙ:Tammūz (July)noun
ܐܨ݅ܡܙ: ܕܘܟܪܢܗhis memorialnounalso his remembranceroot ܕܟܪ ܠܥܠܡ.forevernounroot ܥܠܡ
ܗܘܝܬwereverbroot ܗܘܐ ܡܣܝܥܢܐ ܠܡܣܟܢܐpoorroot ܣܟܢ ܘܥܕܘܪܐ
ܠܒܝܫܐevilalso wrongroot ܒܐܫ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܗ. ܣܬܪܐ ܡ̣ܢ
ܙܪܝܦܬܐ ܘܛܠܠܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫ̣ܘܒܐ:

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) Here is laid in the hope of the glorious Resurrection the one of blessed memory, our Father Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Tōmā, Catholicos-Patriarch of Babylon over the Chaldeans. (6-8) He was born in the village of Alqōš in 8 Āb (August), the year 1852 of our Lord. He was ordained priest in 9 Latter Tešrīn (November) 1879. B (1-5) He was ordained bishop of Se‛ert in 24 Tammūz (July) the year 1892. He was elected Patriarch in 9 Tammūz (July) 1900. He died in Mosul in 21 Tammūz (July) 1947. May his memory be eternal: (6-8) You were supporter of the poor, helper of the miserable one in his affliction, protection from the storm and cover from the heat.

Context
Date 1947 or shortly thereafter
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Pope Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Tōmā, Catholicos-Patriarch of Babylon over the Chaldeans
Location Detail Inside the church, to the right side of the nave.
Dimensions 0.90m x 0.80m
Patriarch Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Tōmā, Catholicos-Patriarch of Babylon over the Chaldeans
People & Roles
Bishops Of Se‛ert in
Personal Names
Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Tōmā
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 118-119; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 152f
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