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CA.01.21 HARRAK

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

´Enkāwā › Erbil
Date
1955
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘ[ܗܝ]
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܥܘܕܝܫ‛Ōdīšproper-noun
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܓܢܕܘJandōproper-noun
ܕܥܢܕwho diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܟܪܟܘܟin Kirkūkproper-noun ܒܥܒܕ̈ܐ
ܕܫܪܝܟܐof the companynounroot ܫܪܟ ܢܦܛoil/petroleumnounroot ܢܦܛ ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ
ܐܕܪ:Ādār (March)noun ܛ: ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܐܨ̈̇ܢܗ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ٣٥35numeral ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ ١٩٥٥1955numeral

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) Pray for hi[m]! Here is laid ‛Ōdīš son of the virtuous Jandō, who died in Kirkūk in the business of the Oil Company, in the month of Ādār (March) the 9th, the year 1955. He lived for 35 years. 1955.

Context
Location Detail Courtyard and cemetery.
Dimensions Ca. 0.54m x 0.37m
People & Roles
Professions Worked in the business of the Oil Company
Religion & Practice
Prayer Pray for him
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Kirkūk
Personal Names
‛Ōdīš Jandō
References
Harrak 2010, p.590
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