Letter 19: To Mar Qamishoʿ, a small admonition to the newly established director of the monastery - ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܗܘ ܕܩ̣ܡ ܫܪܘܐܝܬ ܒܪܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ
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ܠܢܟ̣ܦܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܡܝܫܘܥ.
ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ.
ܩܲܒܠܬ ܘܩܪܝܬܿ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪܬ. ܐܦ ܚܕܝܬ
ܒܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܬܝ. ܘܥܠ ܢܛܝܪܘܬܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ
ܐܘܕܝܼܬ ܠܡܪܢ. ܘܕܐܫܡܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܫܬܐܠܬܐ ܡܐܬܝܬܝ
ܕܠܬܡܢ. ܤܘܓܐܐ ܕܤܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܝܢ ܥܘܟܼܘ. ܥܡ
ܤܩܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܕܒܡܨܥܬܐ. ܐܢܕܝܢ ܢܬܦܬܚ ܠܝ ܬܪܥܐ
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ܒܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ. ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ
ܕܒܡܤܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܙܘܠܗܙܐ ܝܫܚ̈ܩܢ ܟܐܡܬ ܠܪܥܝܢܐ
ܕܓܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܒܬܘܢ ܠܝ: ܠܐ ܥܓܠ ܬܬܙܝܥܘܢ
ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܡܢܤ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝ ܤܒܪܐ. ܡܗܝܡܢ ܓܝܪ
ܒܡܠܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܥܬܝܪ ܒܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܗ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܝܢ
ܒܫܠܡܘܬܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ. ܘܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܦܘܬ ܝܫܐܠܵܬܐ
ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܛܲܝܒܘ ܠܡܘܤܒܬܗ. ܘܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ
ܘܥܡ ܓܘܐ: ܐܦ ܗܟܢܐ ܛܝܒܘ. ܘܥܠ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ
ܕܟܬܒܬ ܠܝ. ܥܠ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܛ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ
ܕܐܚܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܬܤܝܡܬ̤ ܥܠܝܟ܆ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܤܕܐ ܬܘܚܠ
ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܪ̈ܨܢ. ܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܬܝܕ̈ܝܢ ܡܨ̈ܠܚܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܢ.
ܐܦܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܤܓܝ ܚܦܝܛܝܢܢ. ܐܠܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܐ ܚܝܠܐ
ܝܬܝܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܠܢ: ܘܝܬܝܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܐ ܕܫܐܠܝܢܢ
ܘܪܢܝܢܢ. ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܬܙܝܥ ܠܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡ̣ܢ
ܩܠܐ. ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܕܤܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܤܡ̣ܬ ܢܦܫܟ
ܠܡܤܘܐ. ܐܠܐ ܣܝܒܪ ܘܚܡܤܢ ܘܐܓܪ ܪܘܚܐ. ܘܐܦ
ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܐܢ ܬܥܪܨ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ
ܡܬܓܪܕܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ: ܟܡܐ ܕܟܠܢ
ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܪܥܐ. ܡܫܟܚ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܐܬܪ
ܘܠܡܘܬܪܘ: ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܚܝܘ ܘܠܡܬܬܚܝܘ ܟܕ ܩܢܘܢܐ
ܕܪܘܚܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܘܠܕܬܚܘܬܝܟ. ܘܐܢ ܐܢܫ
ܡܬܟ̇ܫܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܤܐ ܠܗ. ܝܕܝܥܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܢ̈ܝ
ܝܫܠܡܐ ܘܕܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܚܐ. ܐܦ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ
ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ. ܤܒܪ ܒܗ ܗܟܝܠ ܘܛܪ ܐܘܪܚܗ.
ܘܢܪܝܡܟ ܠܡܐܪܬ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܤܒܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠ ܒܪܢܫ
ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܗܦܟ ܘܚܝܐ ܐܢܬ܀ ܠܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ
ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܐܦܝܪܬܢܝ
ܠܡܟܬܒ. ܡܬܟܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܗܘ̣ ܕܫܥܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܗܕܐ.
ܐܦܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܦܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܤܘܓܐܬ ܢܘ̈ܬܦܐ ܕܟܠ ܝܘܡ.
ܘܥܒܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܢܘܚܐ ܕܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ
ܤܢܝܩ. ܥܠ ܝܫܒܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܬܒܼܬ ܠܝ ܡܛܠܗ܆
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ܐܢ ܠܐ ܡܚܝܬܘܢ ܒܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܗܫܐ ܝܨܦ ܕܝܠܗ. ܕܠܐ
ܟܕ ܢܫܬܪܪ ܥܩܪܗ. ܢܕܠܘܚܟܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܝܘܡ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ
ܕܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܗܕܐ ܢܬܩܢ ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ. ܡܝܛܪܦܘܐܠܝܛܣ
ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܐܢ ܡ̇ܗܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕܗ. ܕܥܘ
ܕܨܒܐ ܗܘ̣ ܒܫܚܩܟܘܢ. ܘܡܟܝܠ ܚܕܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܗ̣ܝ
ܠܡܥܒܕ: ܐܘ ܠܡܤܝܒܪܘ ܢܤܝܘܢܐ. ܐܘ ܐܡܪܤܛ ܒܬܪ
ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ. ܘܠܐܝܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܬܕܓܒܘܢ ܒܥܓܠ
ܓܒܘ. ܝܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ: ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܘܬܘܒ
ܐܙܕܗܪܘ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ. ܘܠܥܠܡ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ. ܘܗܘ̣ܝ
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Ishoʿyahb III of Adiabene, “Letter 19: To Mar Qamishoʿ, a small admonition to the newly established director of the monastery - ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܗܘ ܕܩ̣ܡ ܫܪܘܐܝܬ ܒܪܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ” based upon Rubens Duval (ed.), Išō‘yahb III Patriarcha: Liber epistularum. 2 vols., CSCO, Syr. II.64 (Paris: Typographeo Reipublicae, 1904-1905), Digital Syriac Corpus, last modified March 9, 2026, https://syriaccorpus.org/596.TEST2
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