AA.10.04 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox ‘New Church’ of al-Tāhira; Inside the church, to the left side of the altar , Mosul

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ܝܗ̈̇
ܡܢܬܐthe remains/portionnounroot ܡܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܓܒܪܐܝܠGabriēlproper-noun ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐbishopnoun
ܕܥܘܡܪܐof the monasterynounroot ܥܡܪ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ
ܐܫܬܟܚܬfindalso happen, able, beroot ܐܫܟܚ ܒܥܕܬܐin the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܝܠܕܬof the Bearer ofnounroot ܝܠܕ
ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܕܠܒܪoutsideroot ܒܪ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢ̄ܬܐ
ܘܐܬܬܣܝܡܬ ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܕܡܢܗ̇
ܢܬܒܪܟܘܢkneelalso bless, bowroot ܒܪܟ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ: ܨ̄: ܥܡܢwith usprepositionroot ܥܡ
ܒܫܢܬ:in the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐ̄ܨ݁ܡ

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) Yah. The relic of the holy Mōr Gabriēl, bishop of the monastery of Qartmīn. It was found in the church of the Mother (6-9) of God outside the city, and was placed here so that by it the faithful may be blessed. May his prayer be with us. The year 1940.

Context

Date	1940 AD
Language	Syriac
Script	Estrangela
Location Detail	Inside the church, to the left side of the altar.
Dimensions	0.85m × 0.40m

People & Roles

Bishops	Of the monastery

Religion & Practice

Relics	Relics mentioned

Material & Physical

Architecture	Altar, Niche

Personal Names

Mōr Gabriēl

References

Harrak 2010, p.140; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 168

The Syriac Orthodox ‘New Church’ of al-Tāhira; Inside the church, to the left side of the altar , Mosul

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