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AD.01.23 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
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ܒܢܝܫܐin the metrenounroot ܢܝܫ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܦܪܝܡEphremproper-noun
ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܩܘܫܬܢܝܐrighteousadjectiveroot ܩܫܛ + ܡܠܐܟܐangelnounroot ܡܠܐܟ ܒܣܪܢܝܐ.corporaladjectiveroot ܒܣܪ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܩܕܐand enjoyverb
ܛܘ݂ܒܐ ܦܐܝܐbefittingadjectiveroot ܦܐܐ ܒܥܘ݂ܒܐ ܐܒܪܗܡܝܐ܀of Abrahamadjective ܐܝܟܐwhereadverb ܕܟܐܢ̈ܐ
ܡܕܝܪܝܢdwellverbroot ܕܘܪ ܒܗin itpreposition ܘܡܰܒܥܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟ݁ܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܥܩ̈ܬܐdifficultiesnounroot ܥܩ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܫܟܝܚ̈ܢ
ܒܗin itpreposition ܬܐܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܠܐand full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܓܐܘ̈ܬܐ܀delightful thingsnounroot ܓܐܐ ܦܪܕܝܣܐparadisenoun ܪܘܚܢܝܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ
ܒܘܣܡܐblissnounroot ܒܣܡ ܣܓܝܺmanyadjectivealso much, veryroot ܣܓܝ ܦܐܝܐbefittingadjectiveroot ܦܐܐ ܒܝܢܬamongprepositionroot ܒܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐsoulsnounroot ܪܘܚ ܚܣܝ̈ܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐof priestsnounroot ܟܗܢ
ܒܚܝܪ̈ܐrenownedadjectiveroot ܒܚܪ ܘܓܒܝ̈ܐ܀and chosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܕܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܘܟܪܘܙܐand preachernounroot ܟܪܙ ܕܫܪ̈ܝܪܬܐof the truthnounroot ܫܪܪ
ܡܦܫܩܢܐinterpreternounroot ܦܫܩ ܕܓܢܝܙ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܛܠܩܢܐ ܕܟܠof allnounroot ܟܠ ܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ܀vicesnounroot ܣܢܐ
ܕܢܩܒܠܝܘܗ[ܝ]

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) Metre of Mōr Ephrem: Go, O truthful priest and a human angel. Go and get a befitting blessing on the bosom of Abraham, where the righteous ones dwell, and which is free of all difficulties. In it groans are not found and it is full of all delightful things—a spiritual Paradise (6-10) and a much delightful pleasure among the righteous spirits of the proven and chosen priests. O distinguished priest of churches, preacher of the true doctrines, explainer of the hidden things, and destroyer of all evils. […] that he may accept him [… …].

Date Probably earlier than the 19th century because of the kind of stone, the fuller funerary formula (es
Language Syriac
Script Serto, partially vocalized
Location Detail Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions Ca. 0.65m × 0.51m
Poetic Metre Metrical
Ecclesiastical Titles Funerary inscription for a priest (name buried below floor)
Harrak 2010, p.244-245
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