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AB.01.01 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī; Courtyard of the church but originally from the monastery of Mōr Dōniēl in Bāsakra, near Bartellī , Bartellī

Bartellī › Nineveh
Date
1342/3
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܚܙܐܘܟ/ ܡܝ̈ܐwaternounroot ܡܝܐ ܐ/ܠܗܐ/ ܚܙܐܘ/ܟ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܡܝ̈ܐ/waternounroot ܡܝܐ ܘܕܚܠܘ/fearalso cause toroot ܕܚܠ ܒܡܥܡܘܕ(ܝܬܐ) /blank/
ܐܬܬܩܢwas builtverbroot ܬܩܢ /ܐܘܙ+ܢܐ/ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ (5-1) ܐ/ܣܢܕ ܕܝܘ+ܢܝ̈ܐ/ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܪ/ܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣGregory (Ġrīġōriōs)proper-noun ܡـ/ܬܝ ܚܢܐ܇Hannāproper-noun ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ

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

(1-8) B , A (1-8) God, water saw you, the water saw you my Lord and they stood in awe of Baptism. B (6-7) This font was fashioned in the year (1-5) 1654 of the Greeks during the days of our Father Mōr Ġrīġōriōs Mattai Hānō the First. 185

Context
Location Detail Courtyard of the church but originally from the monastery of Mōr Dōniēl in Bās∗akra, near Bart∗ellī.
Dimensions Octagonal shape, 0.75m height, 0.50m in diameter
Religion & Practice
Baptism Baptism mentioned
Personal Names
Mōr Ġrīġōriōs Mattai H+ānō the First (Mattai I)
References
Harrak 2010, p.187-188
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