AD.03.06 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Sergius and Bacchus; Inside the church, on the pillar , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh

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ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ +++ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ
ܘܠܚܘܕܝܐand Single Oneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܗwhose thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣܝ ܐܝܬܘ̄ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ
ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ ܘܗܘ݂and hepronoun
ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܐܚܪܝܐand the Lastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܘܠܐܝܬܘܬܗand his beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ
ܫܘܪܝܐbeginningnounroot ܫܪܐ ܕܨܒܼܐ ܒܚܘܒܗthrough his lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܝܬܝܝܐeverlastingadjectiveroot ܐܝܬ
ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܢܟܦܐchasteadjectiveroot ܢܟܦ
ܘܙܗܝܐand venerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܝܘܢܘ ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ ܘܒܣܝܡand sweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ
ܪܟܢܐof tonenounalso demeanorroot ܪܟܢ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܗܝܡ̄believernounroot ܗܝܡܢ ܝܠܕܐYaldaproper-noun ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܛ̄
ܒܬܫܪܝܢin Tešrīn (October)noun ܐ܏ܚܪܝ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܒܣ̄ܘ ܕ܏ܝܘܢ
ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܕܡܚܣܐwho pardonsverbroot ܚܣܐ ܗܘܼhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܢܬܚܣܐwill be pardonedverbroot ܚܣܐ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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 eternal love (sic). (6-11) The chaste and noble Deacon Yōnō son of the believer Yaldō, of sweet name and beautiful tone, left this earthly world, departing to the spiritual one, on the 9th day of Latter Tešrīn (November), the year 2066 of Gree(ce). (11) He who (says: May God) pardon (him), he will be pardoned.

Context

Date	1754 AD
Language	Syriac
Script	Serto. A drill was used in shaping the letters.
Location Detail	Inside the church, on the pillar.
Dimensions	0.46m × 0.35m
Poetic Metre	Metrical following the metre of St

People & Roles

Ecclesiastical Titles	Deacon Yōnō

Religion & Practice

Prayer	Pardon formula: he who says May God pardon him will be pardoned
Trinity	Invocation of the Living God, the Trinity and the Single One

History & Context

Periods / Eras	Dated year 2066 of the Greeks (Seleucid era)

Personal Names

Yōnō Yaldō

References

Harrak 2010, p.265

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Sergius and Bacchus; Inside the church, on the pillar , Qaraqōš

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