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CA.01.19 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, courtyard and cemetery , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā Erbil
Date
1934
Language
Syriac
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ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ
ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܐ[ܒـ]ܠܚܕ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܫܝܫܐŠīšāproper-noun
ܥܕܐ‛Ēdāproper-noun ܕܥܢܕ:who diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܝܓ13 (XIII)numeral
ܫܒܛŠbāṭ (February)noun ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܠܕyear 1934numeral
ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܫܡܫhe servedverbroot ܫܡܫ ܟܗܢܘܬܐthe priesthoodnounroot ܟܗܢ
ܟܛ:twenty-ninth (29th)numeral ܫܬܐܣhe foundedverbroot ܫܬܐܣ ܐܚܘܬܐbrotherhoodnounroot ܐܚ
ܕܠܒܐof the Heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܝܫܘܥof Jesusproper-noun ܒܥܝܢܟܘܐin ‛Enkāwāproper-noun
ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܗ̄ܘܐ ܙܕܩ̈ܬܐdonationsnounroot ܙܕܩ
ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܡܣܟܢܐlooking forwardverbroot ܣܟܐ ١٩٣٤1934numeral

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.

(1-3) He was born in the year 1882. (4-8) Here is laid the virtuous priest A[b]laḥad son of Šīšā […]xxx who died on the 13th of Šbāṭ (February) the year 1934 of our Lord. He served the priesthood for 29 (years). He founded the Fraternity of the Heart of Jesus in ‛Enkāwā. He used to give alms to the poor. 1934.

Location Detail Courtyard and cemetery.
Benefactors Gave alms to the poor
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Ablaḥad
Liturgical Furniture Host and chalice depicted in relief
Fraternities Fraternity of the Heart of Jesus in ‛Enkāwā
Cross Cross with host and chalice in relief
Countries & Cities (Foreign) ‛Enkāwā
Ablaḥad Šīšā
Harrak 2010, p.588
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