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AA.12.13 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mār Tūmā; South wall , Old Mosul

Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
1951
Language
Syriac
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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܡܬܬܢܝܚrestsverbroot ܢܘܚ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣAtanasiosproper-noun ܬܐܘܡܐThomas (Tōmā)proper-noun ܡܝܛܪܘ̄
ܕܡܘܨܠof Mosulproper-noun ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ ܒܡܘܨ�
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܥܗ ܡ̄.of (the month)preposition ܐܬܬܣܪܚhe was ordainedverbroot ܣܪܚ
ܡܝܛܪܘ̄ ܬܒܝܠܝܐ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̇݃ܚ̄
ܬܘܒagainadverbalso alsoroot ܬܘܒ ܠܡܪܥܝܬܐfor the diocesenounroot ܪܥܐ ܕܐܡܝ݂ܕ ܫܢܝ݂departedverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܘܟܢand thenadverb ܠܡܘܨܠ.to Mosulproper-noun ܘܟܢand thenadverb ܠܚܠܒ
ܘܬܘܒand againadverbroot ܬܘܒ ܠܡܘܨܠto Mosulproper-noun ܗܦܟreturningverbroot ܗܦܟ
ܘܒܗܿand by himpreposition ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܒܗܿin itpreposition ܐܓܘܢܗ
ܫܡܠܝ.completingverbroot ܡܠܐ ܘܠܘܬtoalso toward, againstroot ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܫܢܝ݂departedverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ ܥܣܪܐthe tenthnumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ
ܩܕܝ݂ܡ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̇ܢܐ ܡ̄of (the month)preposition ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ
ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܦܘܠܘܣPawlōs (Paul)proper-noun ܫܠܝܚܐthe Apostlenounroot ܫܠܚ
ܩܿܥܐ «ܐܓܘܢܐ ܛܒܐthe good oneadjectiveroot ܛܒ
ܐܬܟܬܫܬstrikealso strive, endeavor, fightroot ܟܬܫ ܘܫܪ̄

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) Here rests Mōr Atanāsiōs Tūmō Metropolitan of Mosul. He was born in Mosul in the year 1875 of Christ, was ordained General Metropolitan in the year 1908. (6-10) Then he moved to the diocese of Amid, then to Mosul, afterward to Aleppo, and came back to Mosul, in which he completed his contest, departing to the Lord (11-15) on the 10th day of First Tešrīn (October) the year 1951 of Christ. He now shouts with Paul the Apostle: I have fought the good fight, etc.

Location Detail South wall.
Dimensions 1.20m × 0.70m
Bishops Of Mosul, in the year
Mōr Atanāsiōs Tūmō (Atanāsiōs Tūmā Qas∗īr) Paul the Apostle
Harrak 2010, p.163-164; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 183
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