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AD.01.16 HARRAK

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

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
ܒܫܡܐ]in the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܠܚܘܕܝܐand Single Oneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܗwhose thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣܝ
ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ ܕܗ݂ܘ
ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܐܚܪܝܐand the Lastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܘܠܐܝܬܘܬܗand his beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܫܘܪܝܐbeginningnounroot ܫܪܐ ܕܨܒ݂ܐ
ܒܚܘܒܗthrough his lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܝـ]ܬܝܝܐ ܫܕܪhe sentverbroot ܫܕܪ ܠܒܪܗhis Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܡܬܘܡܝܐeternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܘܠܒܫand put onverbroot ܠܒܫ
ܦܓܪܐbodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܐܢܫܝܐhumanadjectiveroot ܐܢܫ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܓܢܣܐkindalso offspringroot ܓܢܣܐ ܐܕܡܝܐhuman (Adamic)adjectiveroot ܐܕܡ ܘܡܝܬand diedverbroot ܡܘܬ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܒـ
ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܬܘܒand againadverbroot ܬܘܒ ܐܬܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܠܡܕܢto judgeverbroot ܕܘܢ
ܓܢܣܐkindalso offspringroot ܓܢܣܐ ܐܢܫܝܐhumanadjectiveroot ܐܢܫ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܘܟܪܘܙܐand preachernounroot ܟܪܙ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܦܛܪܘܣPatrōs (Peter)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܒܗܢܐܢBihnan (Behnam)proper-noun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐfamilynounroot ܫܪܒ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܩܫ̄
ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܐܪܒܥܐof fournumeralroot ܐܪܒܥ ܒܫܒܐin the weeknounroot ܫܒ ܒܦܠܓܗhalfalso middleroot ܦܠܓ ܕܟܐܢܘܢ
ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐof Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ ܐܦ܏܏ܣܘ xxx

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 God, the Trinity and the Single One whose throne is in heaven, and whose abode is the magnificent light. He is the beginning and the end, and his being has no beginning. Through his everlas[ting love] he sent his eternal Son as he wanted. The Son put on himself a human body out of the nature of Adam. He died and rose up (6-10) on the third day and he will come again on the last day to judge the human race. The reverend priest and the preacher of the church the Priest Patrōs son of the Priest Bihnān of the family Bēt-Qāšā-Ēlīā left this earthly world and departed to the spiritual one. He died on Wednesday, middle of Latter Kōnūn (January), (11-12) the year 1866 of Christ x x x .

Context
Date 1866 AD
Language Syriac
Script Serto, partially vocalized
Location Detail Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions 0.95m × 0.75m
Poetic Metre Metrical, following the metre of St
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Family Bēt-Qāšā-Ēlīā
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest and preacher of the church
Religion & Practice
Christology The eternal Son put on a human body, died and rose, will come to judge
Trinity Invocation of the Living God, the Trinity and the Single One
Personal Names
Pat Rōs Bihnān
References
Harrak 2010, p.238-239
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