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CA.01.20 HARRAK

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

´Enkāwā › Erbil
Date
1936
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܕܘܟܪܢܐthe memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܙܕ̈ܝܩܐof the righteousnounroot ܙܕܩ
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒ̈ܝܢare laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܐܒܗܬ̈ܐ
ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܙܗܝ̈ܐ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun ܟܲܟܵܐKakāproper-noun ܪ̈ܝܫܟܗܢܐchief priestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܕܩܪܝܬܐof the villagenounroot ܩܪܐ
ܕܥܝܢܟܘܐof ‛Enkāwāproper-noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇1900numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܘܟܗܢ:and he servedverbroot ܟܗܢ ܠܕ34numeral ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ
ܘܒܫܢܬand in the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܨ̈̇ܟܘ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫܝ̄: ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܟܟܐKakāproper-noun
ܘܫܡܫand servedverbroot ܫܡܫ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ:the priesthoodnounroot ܟܗܢ ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ ܘܦܠܓand a halfnounroot ܦܠܓ
ܘܒܫܢܬand in the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܨ̈̇ܠܘ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ:Ādār (March)noun
ܟܙ:twenty-seventh (27th)numeral ܒܗ:in itpreposition ܫܢܝdepartedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܐܬܪܐto the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܓܐܘ̈ܬܐof blessingsnoun
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܕܡܝܵܢܘܣ
ܒܪܗhis sonnounroot ܒܪ ܕܩܫܝ̄: ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܟܟܐKakāproper-noun
ܘܟܗܢ:and he servedverbroot ܟܗܢ ܕ:ofparticlealso that, which, whoroot ܕ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ:yearsnounroot ܫܢ ܘܕܒܪand ledverbroot ܕܒܪ ܠܐܚ̈ܐthe Fraternitynounroot ܐܚ
ܕܠܒܐof the Heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܝܫܘܥ:of Jesusproper-noun ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ ܚܢܵܐ
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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) The memory of the righteous will remain for ever. Here are laid the fathers, venerable priests: The Priest Yawsep son of the Deacon Šem‛ōn Kakā, the chief priest of the village of ‛Enkāwā, in the year 1900 of our Lord; he served the priesthood for 34 years. (6-10a) In the year 1926 of our Lord, the Priest Yawsep son of the priest Yawsep Kakā died; he served the priesthood for 2 years and a half. In the year 1936 of our Lord, in the month of Ādār (March), the 27th (day), (11-12) the Priest Gīwargīs son of Damiānōs the son of the Priest Yawsep Kakā (10b) departed to the place of delights; (13-14) he served the priesthood for 4 years and led the Fraternity of the Heart of Jesus for 2 years. Hannā Ṣ.

Context
Location Detail Courtyard and cemetery.
Dimensions 1m x 0.65m
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Kakā family of ‛Enkāwā (four generations of a priestly family)
Ecclesiastical Titles Priests and deacon of the Kakā family; chief priest
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Chalices with hosts
Prayer Memory of the righteous will remain for ever
Fraternities Fraternity of the Heart of Jesus
Material & Physical
Cross Cross with two chalices and hosts
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) ‛Enkāwā
Personal Names
Yawsep Šem‛ōn Kakā Yawsep Kakā Gīwargīs Damiānōs Hannā Ṣ.
References
Harrak 2010, p.589-590
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