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AP.01.38 HARRAK

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

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1722 or shortly thereafter.
Language
Syriac
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ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܬI existedverbroot ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܒܛܝܒܘby the Gracenounroot ܛܝܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܡܕܢܚܐof the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ
ܐܘܕܝܬI confessedverbroot ܝܕܐ ܒܬܠܬܐin threenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܩܢܘܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܐof the Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܒܪܐand the Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܕܩܘܕܫܐof holiness (Holy)nounroot ܩܕܫ ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ
ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐtrueadjectiveroot ܫܪܪ ܟܝܢܐNaturenounroot ܟܝܢ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ.eternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܘܗܝܡܢܬand I believedverbroot ܗܝܡܢ ܒܒܪܗin his Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܡܚܝܕܐܝܬconjointlyadverbroot ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܘܒܪܢܫܐand Mannounroot 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
ܘܕܚܫand that he sufferedverbroot ܚܫ ܘܐܙܕܩܦand was crucifiedverbroot ܙܩܦ ܘܐܬܩܒܪand was buriedverbroot ܩܒܪ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܠܬܠܬܐon the thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܝܘܡܝ̈ܢ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒis writtenverbroot ܟܬܒ
ܘܣܠܩand he ascendedverbroot ܣܠܩ ܠܫܡܝܐto Heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܠܘܬtoprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗܝhis Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܠܨܠܝܒܗand to his Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܐand life-givingadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ
ܣܓܕܬ.I paid homageverbroot ܣܓܕ ܘܠܦܓܪܗand his bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܗand his bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ <ܕܚܘܣܝܐ> 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 ܕܒܩܒܪܐthat is in the gravenounroot ܩܒܪ
ܫܢܝܬI departed/leftverbroot ܫܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܪܡܙܗat his signnounroot ܪܡܙ ܕܡܪܝܡܐof the Most Highadjectiveroot ܪܘܡ ܘܕܡܣܟܐand while looking forwardverbroot ܣܟܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ
ܠܝܘܡܐto the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܢܘܚܡܐof resurrectionnounroot ܢܚܡ ܕܢܐܬܐthat he may comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܘܢܚܘܢܢܝand have mercy on meverbroot ܚܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝthrough his mercynounroot ܪܚܡ
ܒܐܡܝܢthrough the amennoun ܕܟܠܗ̇of the entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܝܬܐOrthodoxadjective ܐܝܢyes/indeedparticle ܘܐܡܝܢܐܝܬand foreveradverb ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ
ܨܠܐprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܘOparticle ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܩܪܘܝܐ.readernounroot ܩܪܐ ܘܐܬܟܫܦand beseechverbroot ܟܫܦ ܒܠܒܐwith a heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܟܝܐpureadjectiveroot ܕܟܐ
ܘܒܥܝand begverbroot ܒܥܐ ܘܐܫܐܠand askverbroot ܫܐܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ.the Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܕܢܥܒܕthat he may makeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܚܘ̈ܒܝ ܚܘܣܝܐforgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ
ܫܠܡpeacenounalso well-beingroot ܫܠܡ ܘܠܐܠܗܐand to Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܕܚܝܠ܆who gives powerverbroot ܚܝܠ ܫܘܒܚܐ]glorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܘܐܝܩܪand honournounroot ܝܩܪ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܬܒܛܠceasingverbroot ܒܛܠ
ܘܥܠand onprepositionroot ܥܠ ܕܥܢܕwho diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܢܛܠmay he shelterverbroot ܛܠܠ ܢܫܘ]ܝܘܗܝ ܠܛܘܒܐof the blessingnounroot ܛܘܒ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܒܛܠceasesverbroot ܒܛܠ
ܩܒܠbefore/fromverbroot ܩܒܠ ܘܫܡܫ]and servedverbroot ܫܡܫ ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ ܕܘܠܝܐis dueadjectiveroot ܘܠܐ ܗܢthispronoun ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ
ܡܢܚܐ]the lateadjectiveroot ܢܘܚ ܘܚܣܝܐand honourableadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܕܪܓܐthe ranknounroot ܕܪܓ ܪܡܐhighadjectiveroot ܪܘܡ
ܘܡܥܠܝܐand sublimeadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܕ]ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܘ
ܫܒܥsevenadjectiveroot ܫܒܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܕܝܢ]andparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܗhis trustnounroot ܬܟܠ ܕܡܠܟܐof the Kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܫܡܝܢ:heavenlyadjectiveroot ܫܡܝ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܪܥܝܐshepherdnounroot ܪܥܐ ܛܘܒܬܢblessedadjectiveroot ܛܘܒ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܐ̈̇ܠܕ ܒܐܪܒܥܬܥܣܪon the fourteenthnumeralroot ܐܪܒܥ ܝܘܡܝ̈ܢ ܒܡܢܝܢ܆by the computation ofnounroot ܡܢܐ ܒܟܢܘܢin Kānōnproper-noun ܩܕܡܝfirst (December)adjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܢܒܣܡܝܘܗܝmay give him delightverbroot ܒܣܡ ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܒܐܬܪin the place ofnounroot ܐܬܪ ܓܐܘܢblissnoun

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.

(3) This Father of ours, worthy of blessing, (1-2) led the venerable and elevated see of the patriarchate (4) for twenty-three years. (5) Blessed be God.
Bb
(1) May our Lord make a remembrance, (2) acceptable before him (3) as well as favorable (4) for this blessed Father of ours, (5) who departed in a heavenly hope.
C
(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 complete Man, two natures and two qnōmē in one parsōpā of one Sonship and one Will—(6-10) 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, and partook of his body and blood in the hope of <the forgiveness> of my sins. When the ship of the body reached the safety that is in the grave, I left this world at the sign of the Most High, while looking forward (11-15) to the great day of resurrection, so that our Lord may come and have mercy on me through his mercy, through the “amen” of the entire Orthodox church, indeed, and forever, amen. My lord the reader: Pray, beseech with a pure heart, beg and ask the Lord so that he may pardon my failures. [The end. To God, who gives power], unceasing [glory] and honour. (16-20) [May he cover the deceased one with mercy and make him wo]rthy of the eternal blessing. This [late] and honourable Father of ours duly [led and served] the elevated [and sublime] Metropolitan see for seven years.
D
(1) Trusting on the heavenly King, our venerable Father and blessed shepherd, Mār Ēlīā, [died] and departed (2) in the year 2034, the fourteenth day in computation, in the First Kānōn (December). May Christ make him take delight in the place of bliss.

Location Detail Patriarchal graveyard.
Dimensions 0.80m x 0.60m
Patriarch Mār Ēlīā X
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch of the East; Metropolitan see
Liturgy Partook of his body and blood
Christology Two natures and two qnōmē in one parsōpā; suffered, crucified, buried, rose, ascended
Prayer Request to reader to pray and beseech
Feasts & Commemorations Remembrance of the deceased patriarch
Trinity Three qnōmē of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Cross Ornamental cross placed in the centre at top
Calendar & Horoscope Dated year 2034, fourteenth day, First Kānōn (December)
Violence Slab vandalized during the 1990s
Mār Ēlīā X
Harrak 2010, p.496-498; Vosté 1930, # 32; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 210f.
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