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CB.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Yawsep, inside the church , Koisinjaq

Koisinjaq › Erbil
Date
1929
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܝܠܘܠĪlōl (September)noun : ܟܓ:23numeral ♰ ١٩٢٩year 1929numeral :٢٣23numeral :
ܐܬܟܢܝܬwas namedverbroot ܟܢܐ ܗܝܟܠthe sanctuary ofnounroot ܗܝܟܠ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܡܟܝܪܗ̇her husband-to-benounroot ܡܟܪ ܕܡܪܝܡof Maryproper-noun
ܒܛܝܢܐConceptionnounroot ܒܛܢ ܕܩܫܝܫܐof the priestnounroot ܩܫ ܦܘܠܘܣPawlōs (Paul)proper-noun ܥܓ̰ܡܝܐ‛Ajmāiāproper-noun
ܥܢܟܘܝܐof ‛Enkāwāadjective ܒܙܒܢܗduring the time ofnounroot ܙܒܢ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܣܛܦܢܘEsṭappāno(s)proper-noun
ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐMetropolitannoun ܕܣܠܘܟof Selōkproper-noun ܘܢܦܩ̈ܬܐand the expensesnounroot ܢܦܩ
ܬܠܬܐthreenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܪܦܝܐRupeesnoun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܢܫܐcongregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܕܒܟܠof the entirenounroot ܟܠ
ܬܠܬܐthreenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܐܠܦܐthe shipnounroot ܐܠܦ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܘܦܘܠܚܢܐand the labournounroot ܦܠܚ
ܟܠܗthe entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܟܢܫܐcongregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܕܟܘܫܝܐby the crowdnoun : ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܟܛ

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) Īlōl (September) 23, (Arab.) 1929, 23. (Syr.) The sanctuary of this church was named after Saint Joseph the suitor of Mary the (the Immaculate) Conception, by the Priest Pawlōs ‛Ajmāiā, of ‛Enkāwā, during the time of Mār Esṭappāno(s) (6-9) Metropolitan of Selōk. The expenses: Three thousand Rupees from the entire congregation; three thousand Rupees from the church; the entire labour by the crowd of the congregation. The year 1929.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church.
People & Roles
Bishops Mār Esṭappāno(s), Metropolitan of Selōk
Benefactors Expenses paid by congregation and church; labour by the crowd
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Pawlōs ‛Ajmāiā; Metropolitan
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Sanctuary of the church named after Saint Joseph
Material & Physical
Currency Rupees (three thousand from congregation; three thousand from church)
Calendar & Horoscope Arabic and Syriac dating
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) ‛Enkāwā; Selōk
Personal Names
Pawlōs ‛Ajmāiā Esṭappāno(s)
References
Harrak 2010, p.593-594
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