Back to Collection
AA.11.08 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs; Courtyard and cemetery , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
AA.11.08 View full size
ܢܛܠܒlet us askverbroot ܛܠܒ ܡܢܟof youpreposition ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ [ܪܒـ]ܢܐ xxx
ܐܦܬܚopenroot ܦܬܚ ܩܕܐܡ xxx
ܒܪܐ!:the Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܐܓ݂ܥܠ ܚܨ̇ܗ ܡܥwithpreposition xxx
ܘܡܥ ܐܟܝܟ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ xxx
ܡܥwithpreposition ܡܐܪܝܘܣ! ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܪܦܘ!Raffōproper-noun xxx ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun
ܘܡܥ xxx ܝܘܚܢܐYūhannā (John)proper-noun ܐܠܫܡܐܣ xxx

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.

(1-4) We beg you our [Lord] x x x Open before x x x surely? Make his lot to be with x x x (5-8) and with your late brother x x x ; with Māriōs son of Raffō x x x Ēlīā, and with x x x Yūhannā the Deacon x x x .

Context
Date Probably early 19th century, taking into consideration the European name Māriōs (Marius); such names
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Courtyard and cemetery.
Dimensions 0.85m × 0.70m
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Yūḥannā the Deacon
Religion & Practice
Prayer Supplication that the deceased's lot be with the departed
Personal Names
Māriōs Raffō (Rūfā’īl Rāfā’ēl) Ēlīā Yūḥannā
References
Harrak 2010, p.146
Support the Archive

Help Preserve
Endangered Inscriptions

Many of the sites documented in this archive have since been damaged or destroyed. Your support enables ongoing fieldwork, digitization, and scholarly publication.

Donate to the Project Contact the Team
Full image