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FA.01.09 HARRAK

The Citadel of Takrit, citadel, the īwān-gallery of the church , City of Takrit

City of Takrit Baghdad
Date
8th or 9th century given the 'branches' shape of the šīn and the rest of the letters the shapes of w
Language
Syriac
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ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܓܘܪܟܝܣGiworkis (George)proper-noun
ܩܕܐand enjoyverb ܡܠܝܬܐfilledadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܩܘܩܡܐpitcher (qūqmō)noun
ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܩܘܩܡܬܐpitcher (qūqamtō)noun ܚܕܐone (f.)adjectiveroot ܚܕ
ܘܛܫܛܘܬand washbasinnoun ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܐܝܫܝof Īšaiproper-noun
ܒܒܝBabayproper-noun ܒܪܬ!daughter ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܘܣܐMūsā (Moses)proper-noun
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܒـ[...]ܡܪܐ
ܘܡܣܗܕand testifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ ܟܠܝܠـܐ! [...]
ܙܘ̈ܙܐzuze (coins)noun ܢܪܓܐaxenoun ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܩܡܝܢܐstovenoun ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܬܪܬܝܢtwo (f.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ ܛܒܩܬܐfrying-pansnoun ܬܪܬܝܢtwo (f.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ ܚܕܐone (f.)adjectiveroot ܚܕ ܚܕܬܐnewadjectiveroot ܚܕܬ ܚܕܐone (f.)adjectiveroot ܚܕ
ܥܬܝܩܬܐoldadjectiveroot ܥܬܩ ܘܡܣܗܕand testifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ ܡܘܫܐMūšēproper-noun ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܬܠܬܐthreenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܡܕܪ̈ܘܢܐcylindersnoun
ܡܣܗܕtestifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ ܛܘܒܝܐṬūbiāproper-noun ܘܣܪܓܝܣand Sargīsproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܣܝQāsīproper-noun ܡܛܠbecauseconjunctionalso on account ofroot ܡܛܠ
ܚܡܪܐ!winenounroot ܚܡܪ ܡܣܗܕtestifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܕܐܡܪ ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܟܝܠܬܐKiōltōproper-noun
ܕܫܩܝܠthat I have takenverbroot ܫܩܠ ܠܝto mepronoun ܛܝܡܘܗܝits pricenoun ܕܚܡܪܐassalso wineroot ܚܡܪܐ ܘܐܘܙܦܬand I lentverbroot ܙܦ ܠܗhimpronoun ܚܪܢܐanotheradjectiveroot ܐܚܪܢ ܘܡܣܗܕand testifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun ܕܐܡܝܪspoken aboutverbroot ܐܡܪ ܠܗhimpronoun ܠܒܪܗhis Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܕܒܪbeyondprepositionalso afterroot ܕܒܪ
ܟܠܝܠـܐ ܕܫܩܠܢthat we have takenverbroot ܫܩܠ ܛܝܡܘܗܝits pricenoun ܕܚܡܪܐassalso wineroot ܚܡܪܐ ܘܝܗܒand gaveverbroot ܝܗܒ ܠܢfor uspronoun ܚܪܢܐanotheradjectiveroot ܐܚܪܢ
ܘܡܣܗܕand testifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ
ܡܣܗܕtestifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܩܣܝQāsīproper-noun ܬܪܬܝܢtwo (f.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ
ܛܦܛܐcarpetsnoun ܘܡܣܗܕand testifiesverbroot ܣܗܕ
ܟܠܝـ[ܠـܐ! ܥܠ]uponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܛܫܛܘܬwashbasinnoun
ܚܕܐone (f.)adjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܙܒܢwhich he purchasedverbroot ܙܒܢ ܒܚܡܫܐfor fivenumeralroot ܚܡܫ ܙܘ̈ܙܐ.zuze (coins)noun
ܩܘܩܡܐpitcher (qūqmō)noun ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܘܢܪܓܐ! ܚـ[ܕ]
ܩܘܦܝܢܐbasketnoun ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܡܛܠܐtentsnounroot ܛܠܠ ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ

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.

(1-5) From Gīwōrkīs: A filled leather vessel, one qūqmō-pitcher, one qūqamtō-pitcher, and a washbasin of Īšai. Babay daughter of Mūsā (6-10) and Mōr-Ṣlībō son of […]mōrō and Klīlō testifies […] zūzē. One axe, one stove out of two, two frying-pans, a new one and an old one. Mūšē testifies concerning the three cylinders. (11-16) Ṭūbiā and Sargīs son of Qāsī testify concerning the wine!. Yēšū‛ testifies that Yūḥanōn son of Kiōltō says: I have taken the price of the wine and I lent him another (quantity). Testifies Mōr-Gīwōrgīs son of Mōr-Yūḥanōn that he said to the son of Bar-klīlō: We have taken the price of the wine and he has given us another (quantity). Testifies
Rev.
(1-5) testifies the son of Qāsī: Two carpets. Testifies Klī[lō, concerning] one washbasin which he purchased for five zūzē. (6-7) One pitcher, on[e] axe, one basket, two tents.

Location Detail Citadel, the īwān-gallery of the church. Museum No.: IM 148297.
Dimensions 0.155cm x 0.155m
Professions Deacon implied; testimony/witness transactions
Tools One axe
Utensils & Utilities Leather vessel, qūqmō-pitcher, washbasin, frying-pans, carpets, basket, tents
Currency Zūzē; price of wine
Measures & Weights Three cylinders; a measure (Kayl)
Gīwōrkīs Īšai Babay Mūsā Mōr-Ṣlībō Klīlō Mūšē Ṭūbiā Sargīs Qāsī Yēšū‛ Yūḥanōn Kiōltō Mōr-Gīwōrgīs Mōr-Yūḥanōn Bar-klīlō
Harrak 2010, p.614-616
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