AA.05.07 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Funerary chamber , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh

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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐthe memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣEstappānos (Stephen)proper-noun ܟܓ̰ܘKaččōproper-noun
ܡܥܕܪܢܐthe helpernounroot ܥܕܪ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐpatriarchaladjective ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܘܨ�
ܡܘܠܕܗ:his birthnounroot ܝܠܕ ܐܦܦܓ:1883numeral ܟܗܢܘܬܗ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܙ
ܐܦܣܩܘܦܘ̄ ܐܨ̈̇ܡܙ:year 1947numeral ܥܘܢܕܢܗ:his departurenounroot ܥܢܕ ܐܨ̈̇ܢܓ
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.

(1-3) Here is laid the one of virtuous memory Mār Estappānōs Kaččō, Patriarchal Deputy over Mosul. (4-6) His birth: 1883; priestly ordination: the year 1907; episcopacy: 1947; death: 1953. Pray for him.

Context

Date	1953 or shortly thereafter
Language	Syriac
Script	Estrangela
Location Detail	Funerary chamber.
Dimensions	0.87m × 0.43m

People & Roles

Bishops	Funerary inscription commemorating a bishop; episcopacy 1947
Ecclesiastical Titles	Patriarchal Deputy over Mosul

Religion & Practice

Prayer	Closing formula: Pray for him

Personal Names

Est Appānōs Kaččō

References

Harrak 2010, p. 120

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Funerary chamber , Mosul

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