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AA.05.06 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Funerary chamber , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1939 or shortly thereafter
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐthe memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܫܠܝܡܘܢSolomon (Šlēmūn)proper-noun ܐܘܣܛܗ
ܡܥܕܪܢܐthe helpernounroot ܥܕܪ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐpatriarchaladjective ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܘܨ�
ܡܘܠܕܗ:his birthnounroot ܝܠܕ ܐܦܦܗ:year 1885numeral ܟܗܢܘܬܗ: ܐܨ݅ܚ:
ܐܦܣܩܘܦܘܬܗ ܘܡܘܬܗ: ܐܨ݅ܠܛ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor himprepositionroot ܥܠ

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

(1-3) Here is laid the one of good memory Mār Šlēmūn Ostah, Patriarchal Deputy over Mosul. (4-6) His birth: 1885; priestly ordination: 1908; episcopacy and death: 1939. Pray for him.

Context
Location Detail Funerary chamber.
Dimensions 0.80m × 0.43m
People & Roles
Bishops Funerary inscription commemorating a bishop; episcopacy 1939
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarchal Deputy over Mosul
Religion & Practice
Prayer Closing formula: Pray for him
Personal Names
Šlēmūn Ost∗ah
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 119-120; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 154
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