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AA.17.07 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Gīwargīs; Outer wall of the church , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1976
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Pawlōs VI (Paul VI), High Pontiff and Pope of Rome
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝܬwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܠܦܘܬaccording topreposition ܬܘܩܢܐ
ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ.the firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐof fathersnounroot ܐܒ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ:ܘ: ܟܘܡܪܐpontiffnounalso priestroot ܟܡܪ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܦܦܐPopenoun
ܕܪܗ̄ܘܡܐ ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ:ܒ: ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun
ܕܒܒܠ.of Babylonproper-noun ܘܐܒܐand the Abbotnounroot ܐܒ ܐܒܪܗܡAbrāhamproper-noun ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ
ܕܕܝܪܬܐ ܘܐܒܐand the Abbotnounroot ܐܒ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕHurmizdproper-noun ܫܠܐܠ ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ
ܕܝܪܐmonasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܘܐܒܐand the Abbotnounroot ܐܒ ܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܡܕܒܪܢܐthe prefectnounroot ܕܒܪ
ܘܐܚܐ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ.Hurmizdproper-noun
ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܥܙ:ܠܡܪܢ.

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) This church was built following the structure of the first church during the days of the Father of Fathers Mār Pawlōs VI, High Pontiff and Pope of Rome, Mār Pawlōs II, Patriarch of Babylon, Abbot Abrāhām, Superior General of (6-9) the monasteries, Father Hurmizd Šallāl, the Abbot of this monastery, Father Slībā, the Administrator, and Brother Hurmizd, the year 1976 of our Lord.

Context
Dimensions 0.56m × 0.47m
Patriarch Mār Pawlōs II (Pawlōs Šēkō), Patriarch of Babylon
Pope Mār Pawlōs VI (Paul VI), High Pontiff and Pope of Rome
People & Roles
Abbots Of this monastery, Abrāhām
Personal Names
Pawlōs VI Pawlōs II Abrāhām Hurmizd Šallāl S∃lībā Hurmizd
References
Harrak 2010, p.182-183
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