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AK.01.04 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Sts Peter and Paul, at the back of the church in the right corner. , Tell-Kēf

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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܝܐ.virtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܐܢܛܘܢAntūnproper-noun ܡܢܐ.Mannāproper-noun
ܡܠܟkingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܡܪܢ:our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ
ܒܣܡܝܗܝgive pleasure to himverbroot ܒܣܡ ܠܟܗܢܟyour priestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܐܢܛܘܢ.Antūnproper-noun
ܒܬܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܥܘ1876numeral ܠܝܡܝܢܐthe blessedadjectiveroot ܝܡܢ ܓܒܝܐ.chosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ
ܕܡܢܝܢܐof the computationnounroot ܡܢܐ ܕܝܫܘܥof Jesusproper-noun ܡܪܝܐ.the Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܐܬܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܠܗhimpronoun ܠܗܢܐto thispronoun ܥܠܡܐ.worldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ.
ܘܟܕand whenconjunction ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܗhimpronoun ܗ ܬܡܝܡܐ.innocentadjectiveroot ܬܡ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܥܣܪtenadjectiveroot ܥܣܪ ܘܬܡܢܝܐand eightnumeralroot ܬܡܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ.yearsnounroot ܫܢ
ܩܪܝܗܝcalled himverbroot ܩܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܪܡܙܐsignnounroot ܪܡܙ ܒܣܝܡܐ.sweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ
ܘܢܩܦand he pursuedverbroot ܢܩܦ ܠܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܟܝܐ: ܗܝ.shepronounalso itroot ܗܘ
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܣܓܝmanyadjectivealso much, veryroot ܣܓܝ ܟܘܫܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܘܠܐ.chaste mannounroot ܒܬܠ
ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܒܒܚܝܪ̈ܐ + ܫܢܬ.year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܐܦܨܚ1898numeral ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܐܓܙܪܗordained himverbroot ܓܙܪ ܡܪܝ.my Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ‛Abd-Īšō‛proper-noun ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܐܨܠܙ.1937numeral

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.

(1a) Here is laid the virtuous (1b) priest Antūn Mannā.
B
(1-4) O King of Kings Jesus our Lord—repeat—give pleasure to your priest Antūn—hymn. In the year 1876 of the blessed and chosen computation of Jesus the Lord, (6) our virtuous father, sweet of manners, (5) came to this world. (7-10) When he was still innocent, eighteen years of age, that sweet sign called him and he pursued thoughtful learning; in this (matter) (11-14) our father was greatly diligent, a splendid celibate among the proven ones. In the year 1898, Mār ‛Abd-Īšō‛, the High Priest, ordained him priest. He died in 1937.

Context
Date 1948 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela with cases of East Syriac final ālap
Location Detail At the back of the church in the right corner.
Patriarch Mār ‛Abd-Īšō‛ V Kayyātā, Chaldean patriarch (1894-1899)
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Antūn Mannā; High Priest
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Funerary hymn with repeats
Christology King of Kings Jesus our Lord
Material & Physical
Building Materials Local farš-stone
Cross Stylised/decorative cross with floral plants
Reliefs Funerary inscription in relief
Personal Names
Antūn Mannā Mār ‛Abd-Īšō‛ V Kayyātā
References
Harrak 2010, p.396-397
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