Letter 36: To Alahazeka the priest and teacher - ܠܢܟܦܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܗܙܟܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ
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ܠܟ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܘ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ: ܩܛܝܪܐ ܕܤܩܘ̈ܒܠܐ
ܕܟܝܠܘܡ: ܠܐ ܡܬܚܤܚܐ ܐܫܟܚܟ ܒܟܠܝܘܡ ܠܘܬ
ܡܤܛܝܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܤܛܝ̈ܐܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܝ̈ܡܐ ܢܨܝܚ̈ܐ
ܕܚܘܒܟ܇ ܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܐܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܥܝܝ ܐܦܗܝܬ̤. ܘܡܛܠ
ܗܢܐ ܒܗ ܒܬܗܘܡܐ ܕܐܚܚܩܐ܆ ܒܗ ܒܟܝܡܘܢܐ
ܕܒܘܠܒܠܐ: ܒܗܘܢ ܒܓܵܠܠܐ ܕܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܐ: ܠܙܕܩܘ̈ܗܝ
ܕܚܘܒܐ ܪܘܚܝܐ ܒܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܕܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܨܠܡ̣ܬܿ. ܘܬܪܬܝܢ
ܙܒܢ̇ܝܢ ܠܒܢܫܐ ܚܠܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܝܬܝ: ܤܥܘܪܘܬܐ
ܡܩܠܤܬܐ ܒܫܐܠܬܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܝܫܟ̣ܢܬ. ܘܛܒܬܐ
ܡܝܩܪܬܐ ܕܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܬܩܪܒܢܘܬܐ: ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ
ܝܬܝܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܢܦܫܟ ܐܦܚ̣ܬ. ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܚܠܫܐ܆ ܗܘܦܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ
ܕܢܤܝܘ̈ܢܝ ܥܠܡܐ: ܤ̇ܦܩ ܠܡܦܗܝܘ ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ: ܡ̣ܢ
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ܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܵܨܬܐ. ܘܠܡܟܠܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܫܦܝܪܘܬ
ܤܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܬܚܝܒܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܠܙܕ̈ܩܐ
ܚܘܒܢ̈ܝܐ: ܒܪܡ ܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܕܫ. ܐܦܠܐ ܓܝܪ
ܤ̇ܦܩ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܤ̇ܒܪ ܐܙܐ: ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܤܩܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܕܐܝܟ
ܗܠܝܢ: ܠܡܬܗܝܘ ܒܠܥܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܚܩܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ: ܠܦܓܥܐ
ܚܦܝܛܐ ܘܡܤܪܗܒܐ ܕܒܢܦܫܟ ܪܚܡܬ̤ ܠܐܠܗܐ:
ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܡܘܤܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܚܫܚܬܐ ܕܫܠܡܘܬܐ ܬܒܥ.
ܐܠܐ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܡ̇ܢ: ܗܢ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܤܘ̈ܓܦܢܐ
ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܨܐܕܝ ܕܚܩ̣ܬ. ܘܠܩܛܝܪܐ ܬܘܒ
ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܪܘܚܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܠܵܨܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܘܟܬܐ
ܕܬܘܬܒܘܬܝ ܢܬܼܦܢܝ܆ ܐܬܛܦܝܤܬ ܒܡܠܐ ܩܠܝܠ. ܡ̣ܢ
ܓܠܝܙܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܝܒ̈ܠܢܐ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܐ: ܗܝ̇ ܕܡܢܟܠ
ܦܪܘܣ ܓܕܫܬ̤ ܕܬܗܘܐ: ܐܙܕ̇ܟܝܼܬ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܐܙܕ̇ܟܝܼܬ
ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ. ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܠܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܩܪܝܬ:
ܐܦ ܠܚܘܒܐ ܕܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܒܚܘܒܬܐ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܝ ܡܢܨܚܢܐ.
ܘܛܘܒܐ ܠܢܦܫܟ ܪܚܡܬ̤ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܐܢܐ: ܟܕ
ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܟ ܡܦܚܡ
ܐܢܐ. ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܦ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܝܫܘܦܪܐ ܡܩܠܤܢܐ ܕܒܗ̇: ܗܘ̇
ܕܒܗ ܠܤܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܠܙܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܘܦܪܢܘܬܐ ܒܥܝܕܐ
ܕܗܢܝܐܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܥܒܪܝܢ. ܘܒܬܪܝܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܐ
ܠܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܬܐܪܬܐ ܡܬܬܚܪܝܢ: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܐܦ ܗܝ̣
ܐܬܚܒܠܬ̤ ܒܟܐܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܪܓܘܫܬܢܘܬܐ. ܫܦܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܝܟ
ܕܤ̇ܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܒܪ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ:
ܕܒܦܪܗܤܝܐ ܒܝܬܝܬܐ ܢܬܚܘܚ ܨܝܕ ܚܒܝܒܗ ܒܬܘܟܠܵܢܐ
ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܟܕܘ ܠܗܘܢܢ ܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܬܒܗ̈ܝܢ. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܟܕ
ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܟܝܐܝܬ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܘ. ܛܘܦܤ̈ܐ
ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܠܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܡܠܝܗ̈ܘܢ ܐܪܦܝܘ.
ܕܒܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܟܠܢ ܢܡܪܐ. ܘܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
ܠܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܡܢܥ. ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ
ܘܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. . ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܼܬܿ ܠܝ
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ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ: ܟܕ ܡܬܐܢܩ ܐܢܬ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܫܘܥܠܝܐ
ܕܪ̈ܡܐ: ܠܐ ܬܬܡܗ ܒܗ̇ ܒܨܒܘܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܪܡ̇ܐ
ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܪܡ̇ܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ. ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܤܲܒܪ
ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܛܪ ܐܘܪܚܗ. ܘܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܥܒܕ ܕܡܤܪܒܢܐ.
ܗܢ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܩܝܡܟ. ܒ̇ܠܥ ܓܝܪ ܒܟܐܬܐ ܡܟܝܟܬܐ:
ܥܦܪܐ ܕܡܬܓܐܐ. ܘܠܚܘܬܪܐ ܕܫܒܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܝܫܒܛܐ
ܕܡܘܟܟܐ ܡܫܥܒܕ. ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ. ܒܗܘܢ
ܒܡܐܢ̈ܝ ܙܝܢܗ. ܡܨܝܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܚܫܐ ܒܚܫܐ ܬܙܟܐ
ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ. ܘܐܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ
ܗܟܢܐ܆ ܤܝܒܪ ܒܡܘܟܟܐ ܕܬܫܬܘܐ ܠܛܘܒ̈ܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܝܢ.
ܘܐܠܗܐ ܚܛܪܟ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܕܒܝܫ܀ ܝܫܡܬ̤܀
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Ishoʿyahb III of Adiabene, “Letter 36: To Alahazeka the priest and teacher - ܠܢܟܦܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܗܙܟܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ” 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/613.TEST2
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