ܡܐܡܪܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ
The Life of Rabban Hormizd
Sergius of Adhorbaijan 15th century 22 gates, 166 pages
The life of the seventh-century monk who founded the monastery at Alqosh, told in verse for his feast day. Twenty-two gates, one for each letter, and every line of a gate ends in its letter.
| # | Pages | Title | Layers |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | p.3 1 page | ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ The invocation | EN·FR·AR |
| 1 | pp.4–52 49 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܠܦ Alaph | EN·FR·AR |
| 2 | pp.53–57 5 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ Beth | EN·FR·AR |
| 3 | pp.58–61 4 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܓܡܠ Gamal | EN·FR·AR |
| 4 | pp.62–64 3 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܕܠܬ Dalath | EN·FR·AR |
| 5 | pp.65–70 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܗܐ He | EN·FR·AR |
| 6 | pp.71–80 10 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܘܘ Waw | EN·FR·AR |
| 7 | pp.81–84 4 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܙܝܢ Zain | EN·FR·AR |
| 8 | pp.85–88 4 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܝܬ Heth | EN·FR·AR |
| 9 | pp.89–94 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܛܝܬ Teth | EN·FR·AR |
| 10 | pp.95–103 9 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܝܘܕ Yodh | EN·FR·AR |
| 11 | pp.104–108 5 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܟܦ Kaph | EN·FR·AR |
| 12 | pp.109–114 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܠܡܕ Lamadh | EN·FR·AR |
| 13 | pp.115–120 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܝܡ Mim | EN·FR·AR |
| 14 | pp.121–128 8 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܢܘܢ Nun | EN·FR·AR |
| 15 | pp.129–134 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܣܡܟܬ Semkath | EN·FR·AR |
| 16 | pp.135–138 4 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܐ E | EN·FR·AR |
| 17 | pp.139–142 4 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܦܐ Pe | EN·FR·AR |
| 18 | pp.143–145 3 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܨܕܐ Sadhe | EN·FR·AR |
| 19 | pp.146–151 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܘܦ Qoph | EN·FR·AR |
| 20 | pp.152–156 5 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܪܝܫ Resh | EN·FR·AR |
| 21 | pp.157–160 4 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܫܝܢ Shin | EN·FR·AR |
| 22 | pp.161–166 6 pages | ܬܪܥܐ ܕܬܘ Taw | EN·FR·AR |
| — | pp.167–168 2 pages | ܒܨܠܘܬܟ Prayer and colophon | EN·FR·AR |
A work in progress. 22 of 22 gates carry translations so far, shown as drafted and corrected as they are read. The rest are complete in Syriac and transliteration, and gain English, French and Arabic over time.
From E. A. Wallis Budge’s The Life of Rabban Hôrmîzd and the Foundation of his Monastery at Al-Kôsh, Berlin 1894, public domain. Pages read by Beth Mardutho’s Qoruyo models (CC BY 4.0); scans from Archive.org.