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AD.01.13 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: The Old and the New Churches; Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception, below the dome , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܐand life-givingadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܬܐ]
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐ.earthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ
ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐ.spiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ.
ܒܐܣܠܠܝܘܣ ܡܦܪܝܢܐthe mafriōnōnounroot ܦܪܐ ܒܫܢܬ.in the yearphraseroot ܫܢ
ܐܥܨ݊ܚ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ.in numbernounroot ܡܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢ݊ܕܪ݊.
ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܩܪܢܢܐ.the (Two-)Hornedadjectiveroot ܩܪܢ ܛ̄ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ.
ܒܐܝܠܘܠ.in Īlōl (September)noun ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐwho readsverbroot ܩܪܐ ܠܗܢ.thispronoun
ܥܘܗܕܢܐepitaphnounalso memorialroot ܥܗܕ ܢܐܡܪlet him sayverbalso may he sayroot ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܀
ܡܪ[ܚܡܢܐ] ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ
ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ]judgementnounroot ܕܝܢ

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.

(1-5) [In the name of the living One and the giver of life to the dead], our venerable and blessed Father, mafriōnō Basīliōs, left the earthly world, departing to the spiritual one, in the year (6-10) 1798 according to the computation of Alexander the (Two)-Horned, the 9th day of Īlōl (September). Let the one who reads this epitaph say: Lord merci[ful], pardon his transgressions (11) [on the Day of Judgement].

Context
Date 1487 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception, below the dome.
Dimensions 0.60m × 0.57m
Poetic Metre Metrical, following the metre of St
People & Roles
Mafrionē Epitaph of mafriōnō Basīliōs ‛Azīz (1471-1487), who resided and died in Qaraqōš
Religion & Practice
Prayer Reader asked to say a pardon formula for his transgressions
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1798 according to the computation of Alexander the Two-Horned (Seleucid era)
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Native of Seert (Upper Mesopotamia); resided in Qaraqōš
Personal Names
Basīliōs ‛Azīz
References
Harrak 2010, p.235-236; Harrak 2006^2, p. 349- 385, esp. p. 351 (edition; handcopy, photo); Pognon 1907, p. 130 (partial edition)
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