Back to Collection
AD.01.14 HARRAK

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

Qaraqōš Nineveh
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܩܒܝܠܗ̈ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܢܥܡܐܬ.gracenounroot ܢܥܡ ܐܢܬܩܠdepartedverbroot ܢܩܠ سنةyearnounroot سنو
ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܩܘܫܬܢܝܐrighteousadjectiveroot ܩܫܛ
ܡܠܐܟܐangelnounroot ܡܠܐܟ ܒܣܪܢܝܐ.corporaladjectiveroot ܒܣܪ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܩܲܕܐ ܛܘܒܐblessingnounroot ܛܘܒ
ܦܐܝܐ.befittingadjectiveroot ܦܐܐ ܒܥܘܒܐon the bosomnounroot ܥܘܒ ܐܒܪܐܗܡܝܐ. ܐܝܟܐwhereadverb
ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐthe righteousnounroot ܟܐܢ ܡܕܝܪܝܢdwellverbroot ܕܘܪ ܒܗ.in itpreposition ܘܡܒܥܕand faradjectiveroot ܒܥܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܥܩ̈ܬܐdifficultiesnounroot ܥܩ
ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܫܟܼܝܚ̈ܢ ܒܗin itpreposition ܬܐܢܚ̈ܬܐ. ܘܡܠܹܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܓ̈ܐܘܬܐ܀ ܐܪܚܡܘܢܝ ܐܪܚܡܘܢܝ
ܐܩܠܡܐ ܐܢܬܡ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܐܚܒܐܝ ܠܐܢ ܝܕ14thnumeral ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ
ܐܩܬܪܒܬ ܐܠܝ.topreposition شهر تموز ܐܝܐܡdaysnounroot ܝܘܡ ٦

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) This is the grave of the late Priest ‛Abd-al-Masīh of the tribe Bēt-Ni‛mat. He died in the year 1855. Go O truthful Priest and human angel. Go and get a befitting blessing on the bosom of Abraham, where (6-10) the righteous ones dwell, and which is far from all difficulties: In it groans are not found and it is full of all delightful things. (Garsh.) Pity me, pity me at least you, my beloved ones, for the hand of the Lord came near me; (Arab.) the month of Tammūz (July), the 6th day.

Date 1855 AD
Language Syriac
Script Serto, partially vocalized
Location Detail Inside the Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions 0.90m × 0.70m
Poetic Metre Metrical, following the metre of St
Peoples Arab
‛Abd-al-Masīh∃
Harrak 2010, p.236-237
Support the Archive

Help Preserve
Endangered Inscriptions

Many of the sites documented in this archive have since been damaged or destroyed. Your support enables ongoing fieldwork, digitization, and scholarly publication.

Full image