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AA.16.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Mīkā’īl; The Church of the monastery, to the right side of the gate of the main altar , northwest of Mosul

northwest of Mosul Nineveh
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ܠܡܓ̰ܕ ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله ܐܠܐܟܒܪ ܘܠܫܟܪ
ܐܠܬܐܠܘܬ ܐܠܐܩܕܣ ܘܠܥܠܗ̈
ܐܠܚܝܘܗ̈ ܐܠܐܒܕܝܗ : ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ
ܣܥܘܐ ܒܥܡܐܪܗ̈ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܐܠܕܝܪthe monasterynounroot دير ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܡܐܪMar (Saint)nounroot ܡܪܐ ܡܝܟܐMīkāproper-noun
ܪܓ̰ܐܠ ܡܘܡܢܘܢ ܐܗܐܠܝ ܛܐܝܦ̇ܗ̈
ܐܠܟܠܕܐܢ : ܐܠܩܣ ܪܘܡܐܢܘܣ
ܐܠܐܠܩܘܫܝ ܘܐܠܟܘܐܓ̰ܐܬ ܓ̰ܪܓ̰ܣ
ܘܝܘܣܦand Joseph (Yawsep)proper-noun ܐܘܠܐܕsons ofnounroot ܘܠܕ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ
ܫܡܐܣdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun : ܘܝܘܣܦand Joseph (Yawsep)proper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ
ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܓ̰ܓ̰ܘ ܢ̇ܥܐܡܗ ܐ�
ܡܘܨܠܝܝ̣ܢ : ܦ̇ܝ ܣܢـ۱٨٦٧ـܗ̈ ܐܦܣܙyear 1867numeral
ܡܣܝܚ̄ : ܦܝinpreposition ܪܝܐܣܗ̈leadershipnounroot ܪܐܣ ܐܠܦܐܛܪܝܪܟ
܀ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܐܘܕܘAudōproper-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.

(1–3) For the greatest glory of God and as a thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity, and for the sake of the eternal life, (6–11) faithful men, members of the Chaldean community: The Priest Rōmānōs of Alqōš, kawajas Jirjis and Yūsif sons of the Late Deacon Hannā, and Yūsif son of the Late Jajjō Na‛āmah of (12) Mosul (4-5) undertook the rebuilding of this honourable monastery of Mār Mīkā(’īl) (12-14) in the year 1867 of Christ (Arab. 1867), during the primacy of the patriarch Yawsep Audō.

Date 1867 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Dimensions 0.75m × 0.45m
Patriarch Yawsep (IV) Audō
Peoples Chaldean, Arab
Monasteries Mār Mīkā
Rōmānōs of Alqōš Jirjis Yūsif son of Deacon Ḥannā Yūsif son of Jajjō Na‛āmah Yawsep Audō
Harrak 2010, p.175-176; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 6
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