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AD.01.08 HARRAK

Storeroom of the New Church , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš Nineveh
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ܡܬbe (passive marker)particle ܝܩܝܪܐheavyalso preciousroot ܝܩܪ ܘܙܗܝܐand venerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ
ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܠܚܘ
ܕܝܐ ܕ]ܟܘ<ܪ>ܣܝܗ <ܐ>ܝܬܘ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ ܢܘܗ̄
ܓܐ]ܝܐ ܘܗܘand hepronoun ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܐܚܪܝܐand the Lastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܘܠܐܝܬܘܬܗand his beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ
ܫܘܪ]ܝܐ ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ ܒܚܘܒܗthrough his lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܝܬܝܝܐeverlastingadjectiveroot ܐܝܬ ܫܕܪhe sentverbroot ܫܕܪ ܠܒܪܗhis Sonnounroot ܒܪ
ܡܬ]ܘܡܝܐ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܠܥـ]ܠܡܐ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܢܟܦܐchasteadjectiveroot ܢܟܦ ܘܢܩܕܐand shiningadjectiveroot ܢܩܕ
ܚܠܐ]sweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ ܘܒܣܝܡand sweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ ܩܝܢܬܐmelodynounroot ܩܝܢ ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܡܬܬܐMattathiasroot ܡܬܬܐ
ܘܗ]ܘand hepronoun ܣܥܘ̄ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܩܕܝ̄ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܪ]ܒܬܐ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ ܥ̄ ܠܡܣܝܚ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܪܝܢ ܥܣܪܐthe tenthnumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܝܣܢin Nīsān (April)noun ܝܪܚܐmonthnounroot ܝܪܚ
ܡܿܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܡܚܣܐ]who pardonsverbroot ܚܣܐ ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܢܬܚܣܐwill be pardonedverbroot ܚܣܐ ܕܟܝܪܐrememberedadjectiveroot ܕܟܪ ܗܝshepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܝܠܕܬMother ofnounroot ܝܠܕ
ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܘܟܠܗ]ܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܐܝܢyes/indeedparticle ܘܐܡܝܢand amenparticle

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.

(1-4) […] honourable and glorious. In the name of the Living God, the Trinity and o[nly One, whose] throne is in heaven, and whose abode is magni[ficent] light. He is the beginning and the end, and his being has no (5-10) begin[ning]. Through his everlasting love he sent his eter[nal] Son as he wanted. The chaste and sincere Deacon, [of sweet] name and pleasant melody, Mattā son of the Priest Behnam, [of the fa]mily Qass-‛Abd-al-Masīh, Sacristan of the holy church, left the world, departing to the spiritual o[ne]. He died [in the year (1113) …] the 10th of the month Nīsōn (April). [He who (says: May God) pardon him], he will be pardoned. Let the Mother of God and all the holy ones of our Lord be remembered, indeed and amen.

Date Missing from the inscription; probably mid 19th century on the basis of the script and the way the t
Period Ottoman
Language Syriac
Script Serto in low relief
Location Detail Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: Old and New Churches
Dimensions 0.385m × 0.315m
Families & Tribes Family Qass-‛Abd-al-Masīh∃
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon, Priest, Sacristan of the holy church
Prayer Pardon formula; remembrance of the Mother of God and holy ones
Trinity Invocation of the Living God, the Trinity and only One
Mattā Behnam
Harrak 2010, p.230-231
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