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AA.12.16 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mār Tūmā; Cemetery , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1866
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ ܒܠܒܐwith a heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܟܝܐpureadjectiveroot ܕܟܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗfaithalso beliefroot ܗܝܡܢ ܗ݂ܘ ܚܬܝܡis sanctionedadjectivealso sealedroot ܚܬܡ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪܐthe tombnounroot ܩܒܪ ܕܒܗin whichpreposition ܡܫܡ̄deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ
ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܘ̄ ܕܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܣܓܝܕܐ!adoredadjectiveroot ܣܓܕ ܪܫܝܡengravealso foreordain, markroot ܪܫܡ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܣܘ̄ ܛܥܡhe tastedverbalso drankroot ܛܥܡ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ ܕܥܠwhich is uponpreposition ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܓܙܝܡ
ܡܿܢ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܢܒܟܐcriesverbalso weepsroot ܒܟܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ
ܠܒܝܫput onalso clothed, be, clotheroot ܠܒܫ ܠܡܪܝܡܐ! ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܘܕ̄ ܐܠܗܝܐdivineadjectiveroot ܐܠܗ
ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ ܥܒܕܘ̈ܗܝ! ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܛܢܢܐzealousadjectiveroot ܛܢ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun

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.

English Translation

(1-5) He was splendid in his pure heart and was sealed with the Faith. This is the grave in which Deacon Yūsif is placed. He was ordained among the servants of our adored Lord Jesus. In the year 1866 he tasted death to which all are sentenced ... (illegible)... (6-9) Who would not cry over a Gospel-Deacon who 163 put on the Most High through the divine Holy Spirit? In all his deeds he was zealous like Elijah … (illegible) …

Context
Location Detail Cemetery.
Dimensions 0.63m × 0.63m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Commemorates Deacon Yūsif, a Gospel-Deacon ordained among the servants of the Lord
Personal Names
Yūsif
References
Harrak 2010, p.165-166
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