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AD.01.31 HARRAK

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

Qaraqōš Nineveh
ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܩܘܫܬܢܝܐrighteousadjectiveroot ܩܫܛ ܡܠܐܟܐangelnounroot ܡܠܐܟ ܒܣܪܢܝܐcorporaladjectiveroot ܒܣܪ
ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܩܕܐand enjoyverb ܛܘܒܐblessingnounroot ܛܘܒ ܦܝܐ ܒܥܘܒܐon the bosomnounroot ܥܘܒ ܐܒܪܗܡܝܐof Abrahamadjective
ܐܝܟܐwhereadverb ܕܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܡܕܝܪܝܢdwellverbroot ܕܘܪ ܒܗin itpreposition ܘܡܒܥܕand faradjectiveroot ܒܥܕ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܥܩ̈ܬܐdifficultiesnounroot ܥܩ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܫܟܝܚ̈ܢ ܒܗin itpreposition
ܬܐܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܪܝܬܐthe retinuenounroot ܫܪ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐAnaniasproper-noun ܐܗܪܘܢAaronroot ܐܗܪܘܢ
ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܘܙܟܪܝܐand Zechariahproper-noun ܢܩܒܠܘܢܟ ܒܒܝܬܗto the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ
ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܥܒܝܕmadeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܒܝܕ̈ܝܐ. ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܦܘܠܘܣPawlōs (Paul)proper-noun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐfamilynounroot ܫܪܒ
ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܚܒܫincarceratedverbroot ܚܒܫ ܐܬܥܢܕ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐSundayroot ܚܕ
ܥܣܪܝܢtwentynumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܒܟܢܘܢin Kānōnproper-noun ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܏ܐܨܡܒ

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.

(Arab. 1) Pray for me. (Syr. 2-6) Go, truthful Priest and human angel! Go and get a befitting blessing on the bosom of Abraham, where the righteous ones dwell, and which is free of all miseries; in it groans are not found. Let the retinue of the house of Ananias, Aaron (7-11) the Priest, and Zechariah admit you in the house of the Lord—the place that is not made by hands. The priest Ēlīā son of the Deacon Pawlōs, of the family Bēt-H+abaš, died on Sunday, the 20th of Latter Kōnūn (January), the year 1942.

Date 1942 AD
Language Syriac and Arabic
Script Serto
Location Detail Outer wall of the shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions 0.67m × 0.40m
Poetic Metre Metrical inscription
Families & Tribes Family Bēt-H+abaš
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest and deacon
Prayer Short Arabic prayer 'Pray for me' tops the inscription
Cross Stylised cross above the inscription
Ēlīā Pawlōs
Harrak 2010, p.252-253
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