Back to Collection
DA.01.03 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mārt(y) Mariam, storeroom , Sulaimāniyyam, the Capitol

Sulaimāniyyam, the Capitol › Sulaimāniyya
Date
1905
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
No image available
Transcription
ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܐܠܐܗܝmy Godnounroot ܐܠܗ
ܐܠܪܚܡܐܢthe mercifuladjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܪܚܡܝmy beloved onesnounroot ܪܚܡ
ܪܚܡܐܢ.mercifuladjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܥܐܦforgiveverbroot ܥܦܘ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ
ܐܲܠܵܟܵܐ ܥܒܕܢa slavenounroot ܥܒܕ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ
ܕܲܘܲܡ! ܐܡܐܢclemencynounroot ܐܡܢ

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

(1-3) O my God the merciful, compassionate! and merciful, may you forgive (4-6) Alākā being a slave, O (you who are) eternal! clemency (Arab: 1905).
B
(1) O futile world (2) vain and short-lived, (3) whose acquirement is vain (4) and spiritual torment!

Context
Location Detail Storeroom.
Dimensions 1.52m x 0.47m x 0.36m
Religion & Practice
Prayer Invocation in Arabic Garshuni and Syriac prayer
Material & Physical
Reliefs Rosette depicted inside a circle
Calendar & Horoscope Year 1905
Personal Names
Alākā
References
Harrak 2010, p.601-602
Support the Archive

Help Preserve
Endangered Inscriptions

Many of the sites documented in this archive have since been damaged or destroyed. Your support enables ongoing fieldwork, digitization, and scholarly publication.

Donate to the Project Contact the Team
Full image