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CA.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, storeroom , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā › Erbil
Date
1715
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos
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Transcription
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܐܟܙyear 2027numeral ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣof Alexanderproper-noun ܕܡܩܕܘܢܝܣof Macedoniaproper-noun
ܐܬܚܕܬܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܠܗ̇ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܒܪܝܟܐblessedadjectiveroot ܒܪܟ ܕܒ݂ܥܡܟܐܒ݂ܐ ܕܒܡܝܬܪ̈ܢwho are virtuousadjectiveroot ܝܬܪ ܣܒܝܣextremelyadverbalso abundantlyroot ܣܒܣ
ܡܬܘܡfrom the timeadverbalso ever ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܠܥܕܬܐfor the churchnounroot ܥܕ ܕܒܘܟܪܐ ܘܒܝܘܡand in the day(s)nounroot ܝܘܡ ܦܘܠܝܣPaulproper-noun
ܘܒܝܘ̈ܡܝand during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐof fathersnounroot ܐܒ ܐܪܬܐܕܘܟܣܘܣOrthodoxadjective
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܩܬܘܠܝܩܘ̇ܣthe Catholicosnoun
ܕܒܗin whichpreposition ܐܫܬܪܪܬbecame firmverbroot ܫܪܪ ܬܒܝܠuniversenounroot ܝܒܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܛܪܘܣas in Peterproper-noun
ܥܫܢhe grew powerfulverbroot ܥܫܢ ܕܪܥܗhis armnounroot ܕܪܥ ܘܢܨܚand shoneverbroot ܢܨܚ ܟܘܪܣܝܗhis thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣܝ ܒܚܝܠwith the might ofnounroot ܚܝܠ ܐܬܐܘܣGodnoun
ܢܗܘܐ!may he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ!the memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ ܛܒܐthe good oneadjectiveroot ܛܒ ܘܡܩܒܠܐand acceptableadjectiveroot ܩܒܠ ܠܟܠܗfor all theadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܩܠܝܪܘܣclergynoun
ܪܫ݂ܡ ܚܬܡsealedverbroot ܚܬܡ ܛܒ݂ܥ ܟܝܬnamelyparticle ܒܡܘܢܝܛܣܘܣwith the stampnoun ܠܗܕthispronoun ܐܣܛܘܪܘܣcross (stauros)noun
ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܒܝܡthronenounalso tribunal ܕܚܠܬܐawesomenounalso of fearroot ܕܚܠ ܪܡܬmost highadjectiveroot ܪܡ ܡ݂ܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܡܥܪܦܠܬenvelopedadjectiveroot ܥܪܦܠ ܒܦܘ̇ܣwith lightnoun
ܕܥܠܝܗ̇on whichpreposition ܝܬܒdwellsverbroot ܝܬܒ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܒܪܐand the Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܐܓܝܘܣthe Holy Oneadjective

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.

English Translation

(1-5) In the year 2027 of Alexander of Macedonia, this church of Mār Gīwargīs was renovated by the blessed people that are in ‛Amkābā, who are extremely virtuous from the time of Christ and the days of Paul for the church of the First-Born One. (It was) during the days of the Orthodox Father of Fathers: (6-10) Our esteemed Father Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos—through him the inhabited universe became firm (in faith) as in the case of (St) Peter; he grew powerful and his throne shone through the might of God. Let there be good and acceptable memory for all the clergy—it marked, sealed, and imprinted with the stamp this cross (11-12) before the awesome, most high, and light-enveloped throne on which the Father, the Sun and the Holy Spirit are enthroned.

Context
Location Detail Storeroom.
Dimensions 0.64m x 0.45m
Poetic Metre Dodecasyllabic (12 × 12 syllables), rhyming
Patriarch Mār Ēlīā X Mārawgēn
Pope Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos
People & Roles
Builders Renovated by the blessed people of ‛Amkābā
Benefactors Blessed virtuous people of ‛Amkābā
Ecclesiastical Titles Catholicos; Father of Fathers; clergy
Religion & Practice
Trinity The Father, the Sun and the Holy Spirit enthroned
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of Mār Gīwargīs (St George) renovated
Material & Physical
Cross Cross marked, sealed and stamped
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 2027 of Alexander of Macedonia (Seleucid)
Countries & Cities (Foreign) ‛Amkābā / ‛Enkāwā
Personal Names
Mār Gīwargīs Paul Mār Ēlīā
References
Harrak 2010, p.574-575
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