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AP.01.34 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, patriarchal graveyard , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1591 or shortly after.
Language
Syriac
Ruler
Alexander, King of the Greeks
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ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܒ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣof Alexanderproper-noun ܡܠܟkingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܝܘܢܝܐ:of the Greeksadjectiveroot ܝܘܢ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ.Patriarchnoun
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐ:Elias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܒܫܬܐon the sixnumeralroot ܫܬ ܘܥܣܪܝܢand twentynumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܐܝܪIyyār (May)noun
ܗܘ݁hepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܘܪܕܝܐ:of rosesnounroot ܘܪܕ ܒܫܒܘܥin the week ofnounroot ܫܒܥ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܒܐܪܒܥon Wednesday (fourth)numeralroot ܐܪܒܥ ܒܫܒܐin the weeknounroot ܫܒ ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܬI existedverbroot ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܒܛܝܒܘby the Gracenounroot ܛܝܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun
ܕܡܕܢܚܐ:of the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ ܐܘܕܝܬI confessedverbroot ܝܕܐ ܒܬܠܬܐin threenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܐof the Fathernounroot ܐܒ
ܘܒܪܐand the Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܕܩ܏܏ܘܕ ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐtrueadjectiveroot ܫܪܪ
ܟܝܢܐNaturenounroot ܟܝܢ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ.eternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܘܗܝܡܢܬand I believedverbroot ܗܝܡܢ ܒܒܪܗin his Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܡܪܢܝܫܘܥour Lord Jesusnounroot ܡܪ
ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܡܚܝܕܐܝܬconjointlyadverbroot ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܘܒܪand son/equal ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܐܢܫܐpeoplenounalso menroot ܐܢܫ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢand twonumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܝܢ
ܒܚܕin onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐparsōpā (person)noun ܕܚܕܐof onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܒܪܘܬܐSonshipnounroot ܒܪ ܘܚܕand onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐWillnounroot ܨܒܐ
ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܚܫhe sufferedverbroot ܚܫ ܘܐܙܕܩܦand was crucifiedverbroot ܙܩܦ ܘܐܬܩܒܪand was buriedverbroot ܩܒܪ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܠܬܠܬܐon the thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ
ܝܘܡܝ̈ܢ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ:is writtenverbroot ܟܬܒ ܘܣܠܩand he ascendedverbroot ܣܠܩ ܠܫܡܝܐto Heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܠܘܬtoprepositionroot ܠܘܬ
ܐܒܘܗܝ܇his Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܠܨܠܝܒܗand to his Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܐand life-givingadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ ܣܓܕܬI paid homageverbroot ܣܓܕ
ܘܠܦܓܪܗand his bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܗand his bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܕܚܘܣܝܐof forgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ
ܕܚܛܗ̈ܝof my sinsnounroot ܚܛܐ ܫܩܠܬ.I partook/receivedverbroot ܫܩܠ ܘܡܐand whenconjunction ܕܡܛܬ̤reachedverbroot ܡܛܐ ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ ܐܠܦܐthe shipnounroot ܐܠܦ
ܕܦܓܪܐof the bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܠܢܘܚܐto the safety/restnounroot ܢܘܚ ܕܒܩܒܪܐ:that is in the gravenounroot ܩܒܪ ܢܦܩܬthe expensenounalso the costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܪܡܙܗat his signnounroot ܪܡܙ ܕܡܪܝܡܐof the Most Highadjectiveroot ܪܘܡ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܡܣܟܐlooking forward/waitingverbroot ܣܟܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ
ܠܝܘܡܐto the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ:of resurrectionnounroot ܢܚܡ ܕܢܐܬܐthat he may comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܘܢܚܘܢܢܝand have mercy on meverbroot ܚܢ ܒܪ̈ܚ܏ܡܘ ܒܐܡܝܢthrough the amennoun ܕܟܠܗ̇of the entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܒܒܥܘI begverbroot ܒܥܐ ܡܢܟof youpreposition ܩܪܘܝܐreadernounroot ܩܪܐ : ܨܠܐprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܘܒܥܝand begverbroot ܒܥܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܘܐܬܟܫܦand beseechverbroot ܟܫܦ ܒܠܒܐwith a heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܟܝܐ.pureadjectiveroot ܕܟܐ ܕܢܥܒܕthat he may makeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܚܘܒܝ̈ ܚܘܣܝܐ:forgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ

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) This Father of ours led the patriarchal see for thirty-two years. (2) This venerable one has served the Metropolitan rank for fifteen years brilliantly.
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(1a) In the year 1902 of Alexander, King of the Greeks, the Patriarch (2a) Mār Ēlīā (1b) left the world (2b) on the twenty-sixth of Iyyār (May), month of (3) roses, during the Week of the Apostles, on the first Wednesday.
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(1-5) Since I—Mār Ēlīā Patriarch of the East thanks to the Grace—existed, I confessed the three qnōmē of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—One true God and eternal Nature. I believed in His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, conjointly complete God and (6-10) complete Man, two Natures, Two qnōmē, in one parsōpā of one Sonship and one Will—he suffered, was crucified and was buried, but he rose up on the third day as is written, and he ascended to Heaven to his Father. I paid homage to his living and life-giving Cross, (11-15) and partook his body and blood in the hope of the forgiveness of my sins. When the ship reached the safety that is in the grave, I left this world at the sign of the Most High, looking forward to the great day of resurrection, so that our Lord may come (16-18) and have mercy on me through his mercy, through the “amen” of the entire church. I beg you, reader: Pray, requesting from the Lord, and beseech (him) with a pure heart, so that he may pardon my failures.

Location Detail Patriarchal graveyard.
Dimensions 0.94m x 0.58m
Poetic Metre Metre of St Ephrem (lines 17-18)
Ruler Alexander, King of the Greeks
Patriarch Mār Ēlīā (Ēlīā VI son of Gīwargīs)
Rulers Alexander, King of the Greeks
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch of the East; Metropolitan rank
Liturgy Partook his body and blood
Christology Complete God and complete Man, two Natures, Two qnōmē, one parsōpā; crucified, buried, rose on third day, ascended
Prayer I beg you, reader: pray... pardon my failures
Feasts & Commemorations Week of the Apostles
Trinity Three qnōmē of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Cross Ornamental cross at top centre; living and life-giving Cross
Periods / Eras Year 1902 of Alexander; Iyyār
Mār Ēlīā Gīwargīs
Harrak 2010, 487-489; Vosté 1930, # 28; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 204f.
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