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AA.08.08 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic ‘Old Tāhira’ Church; The gallery to the north side of the church , Old Mosul

Old Mosul Nineveh
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ܡܝܬܐ ܐܪܐܣܝܣ ܝܠܕܬܢܝ܆ ܘܚܝ̈ܐand the Lifenounroot ܚܝܐ ܡܓܢfreelyalso gratisroot ܡܓܢ ܫܕܠܬܢܝ:
ܘܟܢand thenadverb ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝCatholicadjective ܚܛܦܬܢܝ܆ ܘܡܢܕܪܝܫ ܒܡܪܒܥܗ̇ ܚܒܫܬܢܝ܆
ܝܠܕܬܢܝ ܐܡܐthe Mothernounroot ܐܡ ܚܕܬܐ܆newadjectiveroot ܚܕܬ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܦܪܥܬܗ̇ ܒܪܚܡܬܐ܆lovealso friendshiproot ܪܚܡ
ܐܠܒܫܬܢܝput onalso clothed, be, clotheroot ܠܒܫ ܐܣܛܠܗ̇ ܗܕܝܪܬܐ܆venerableadjectiveroot ܗܕܪ ܕܙܩܝܪܐ ܠܚܬܢܐbridegroomroot ܚܬܢ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ܆truthalso verityroot ܩܘܫܬܐ
ܗܝܡܢܘwith faithnounroot ܗܝܡܢ ܘܚܘܒܐand lovenounroot ܚܒ ܘܣܒܪܐ܆and hopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܐܥܛܦܬܢܝ ܟܠܬܐbridealso daughter-in-lawroot ܟܠ ܕܐܡܪܐ܆sayalso speak, announce, affirmroot ܐܡܪ
ܘܪܝܫand leader ofnounroot ܪܝܫ ܟܗܢܘܬܐthe priesthoodnounroot ܟܗܢ ܕܡܝܩܪܐ܆of the honorableadjectiveroot ܝܩܪ ܐܓܥܠܬ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܝܩܪܐ܆honourableadjectiveroot ܝܩܪ
ܢܛܪܬguardian (fem.)nounroot ܢܛܪ ܘܪܥܝܬ ܒܛܢܢܐ܆with zealnounroot ܛܢ ܒܡܘܨܠin Mosulproper-noun ܠܥܢ̈ܗ ܕܥܠܠܢܐ܆
ܘܥܙܝܬ ܠܘܩܒܠagainstalso near, toward, resistroot ܩܒܠ ܚܪܡܢܐ܆ ܕܐܙܝܥ ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܣܡhe placedverbalso he putroot ܣܘܡ ܓܝܗܢܐ܆
ܪܕܦܘܢܝ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܕܣܕܩܐ܆ ܘܕܢܩܘܢܝ ܒܩܘܪܒܐ ܘܒܪܘܚܩܐ܆
ܘܟܐܒ̈ܐ ܕܟܒܘܢܝ ܒܫܚܩܐ܆ ܘܢܨܚܬ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܒܫܬܩܐ܆
ܘܟܕand whenconjunction ܓܡܪܬperfectalso accomplish, mature, fulfilroot ܓܡܪ ܪܗܛܝcourseroot ܪܗܛ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܘܠܐ܆bucketalso right, it is, properroot ܕܘܠ ܩܪܢܝcallalso read, appeal toroot ܩܪܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܡܢܟܘܢfromroot ܡܢ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܟܠܐ܆hinderalso forbid, restrainroot ܟܠܐ
ܘܗܫܐand nowadverb ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܠܝto mepronoun ܡܣܟܝܢ܆expectalso look forroot ܣܟܐ ܕܐܚܙܝܟܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ ܒܓܢܬ ܥܕܝܢ܆takealso happen, sieze, come uponroot ܥܕܐ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܪܝܓܘܪ ܥܝܣܝ‛Īsāproper-noun ܒܪܟ܆blessingnounroot ܒܪܟ ܠܥܡܐthe peoplenounroot ܥܡ ܕܠܩܒܪܟ ܐܬܟܪܟ܆wrapalso go around, lead aboutroot ܟܪܟ
ܕܡܟyour bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܒܢܝܚܐrestfulalso quiet, rest, reliefroot ܢܚ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܢ܆ ܕܫܬܥܣܪ ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ ܪܥܝܬܢ܆
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐ܆of Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ ܐܦܢܗ܆in the year ofnoun ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘ�
ܝܗ15thnumeral

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) Heresy begot me dead, but you seduced me with a free life. Then the Catholic (Church) seized me, holding me inside its womb anew. A new mother begot me alive, and I repaid her with love. She clothed me with her majestic 132 apparel, woven by the truthful groom. The bride of the Lamb clothed me with faith, love and hope. (6-10) Moreover, she entrusted me with the bishopric office of the honoured One though I am without honour. In Mosul I shepherded and guarded with zeal the cattle of the divine Pastor. I grew powerful against the basilisk, which agitated the poison of hell against me. The agents of dissention persecuted me, tormenting me nearby and far away. They inflicted blows upon me adversely, but I overcame them all through silence. (11-16) When I fulfilled my course as was due, my Lord called me from among you and among all. And now I, the poor one, have hope to see you, my children, in the Garden of Eden. O Mōr Ġrīġōriōs ‛Īsā: Bless the crowd that gathered around your grave. Repose in peace, O citizen of ours, who shepherded us for sixteen years. He died in the year 1855 of Christ, on the 15th of Īlōl (September).

Date 1855 or shortly thereafter
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail The gallery to the north side of the church.
Dimensions 1.30m × 0.75m
Poetic Metre Metrical from line 1 to 14 (metre of St Ephrem) and rhymes
Bishops Who joined the
Peoples Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholic
Mōr Ġrīġōriōs ‛Īsā (Maḥfūẓ)
Harrak 2010, p.134-135
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