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AD.05.12 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of Mār Yūhannā, courtyard. , south east of Qaraqōš

south east of Qaraqōš Nineveh
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܐܠܗܐ...the Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐ].earthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ
ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܥܠܝܡܐ!youthnounroot ܥܠܡ ܢܟܦܐchasteadjectiveroot ܢܟܦ
ܘܢܩܕܐ!and shiningadjectiveroot ܢܩܕ ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܀ ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܡܐܬdiesverbroot ܡܘܬ
ܦܝinpreposition ܗܕܗthispronoun ܐܠܩܪܝܗthe villagenoun ܡܩܕܐܪabout/amountnoun ܟܡܣܡܐܝܗfive hundrednumeral
ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ
ܫܡܐܣdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun
ܘܐܟܬܗand his sisternoun ܚܐܢܝHānīproper-noun ܘܟܢܬܗand his daughter-in-lawnoun
ܫܡܘܢܝShmuniproper-noun [..................]

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 God…] the chaste and pure boy, who is Deacon Ēlīā, [left this earthly world,] departing to the spiritual one. (Garsh.) He died in this village about five hundred [years ago… he was buried]. May the Lord [….] (6-10) Deacon Ēlīā [...] his sister Hānī and daughter-in-law Šmūnī [….].

Date C. 15th-16th century
Language Syriac and Garshuni
Script Estrangela and East Syriac
Location Detail Courtyard.
Dimensions 0.31m x 0.39m
Families & Tribes His sister Hānī and daughter-in-law Šmūnī
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon Ēlīā
Prayer May the Lord [...]
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Buried in this village
Ēlīā Hānī Šmūnī
Harrak 2010, p.289
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