Letter 50: To Yoḥanan the priest and Teʿi, leader of the faithful of Erbil - ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܕܩܘܢ. ܘܛܥܝ ܪܫ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܥܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܠ
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ܝܢ܀ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܕܩܘܢ. ܘܛܥܝ ܪܫ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܥܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܠ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܟܬܒܘ ܠܝ. ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ܀
ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܘܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܬܘܢ ܠܝ. ܘܥܠ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܟܘܢ
ܕܒܪܚܡܬ ܛܒܬܐ: ܘܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ
ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ܆ ܐܘܕܝܬ ܠܡܪܢ. ܒܪܡ ܠܝܬ ܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ
ܠܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܟܘܢ ܟܐܡܪ
ܐܬܕܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܦܩ̈ܚܢ. ܒܐܝܕܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܤܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܢ
ܐܢܫ ܫܦܝܪ ܡܬܒܩܐ: ܡܫܟܚ ܕܡܥܕܪ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ:
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ܫܘܢܝܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܐܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܛܠ ܤܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܬܪ̈ܙܐ
ܪ̈ܘܚܝܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ ܐܢܫ ܠܘܬ ܝܫܘܢܝܐ ܕܗܘܦܘ̈ܗܝ. ܐܘ
ܒܡܬܝܐܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ: ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܠܗܠܝܢ
ܕܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ ܒܝܬܝܪܘܬ ܡܨܠܚܢܘܬܐ ܡܨܒ̈ܬܢ.
ܘܟܕ ܤܓܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ.
ܕܒܟܡܝܘܬܐ ܡܡܫܚܬܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܬܢܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ. ܘܠܐ
ܐܪܦܝܬ̤ ܒܛܝܠܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ. ܠܡܬܢܘܓܘ
ܒܤܒܪܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ̈ܬܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ: ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܕܘ̈ܟܝܬܐ ܟܐܡܬ
ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܫܟܝܚ̈ܢ. ܘܕܐܢܫ ܢܪܦܐ ܝܫܘܪܬܚܐ ܕܥܡܠܗ:
ܘܛܘܟ̈ܤܐ ܡܡܫ̈ܚܐ ܕܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܢܓܝܪܬܐ
ܐܬܬܩܝܡܘ: ܘܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܥܝܕ̈ܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܡܚܤܢ
ܐܬܩܢܝܘ: ܘܡܬܬܩܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ
ܕܗܪ̈ܤܝܘܛܐ ܘܕܚܢ̈ܦܐ. ܘܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܟܢܫ
ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܝܐ: ܥܡ ܝܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܗܝܢ
ܡܬܢܩ̈ܦܢ ܒܛܘܦܤ̈ܐ ܝܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ: ܘܢܫܲܢܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܘ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ
ܕܡ̣ܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܢ: ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܕܤ̇ܒܪ ܐܢܐ:
ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܡܦܪܫ: ܝܫܘܡܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܤܝܦܩܐ܆ ܠܐ
ܡܕܡ ܡܘܬܪ ܠܐܢ̈ܫܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܝܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ̣:
ܕܟܠܢܫ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܒܗ ܢܩ̇ܘܐ. ܟܕ ܡܬܚܦܛ
ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܦܪ̈ܢ ܠܡܪܢ ܟܕܘ ܠܗ [.] ܒܪܡ ܐܝܟ
ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܕܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܬܒܥܘܚܝ ܠܡ̣ܠܟܐ: ܐܝܬ
ܠܝ ܠܡܚܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܟܘܢ
ܘܠܩܝܘܡܘܬܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܟܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܨܒܐ. ܐܝܬ ܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ
ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܗܕܐ ܚ̇ܫܚܝܢ ܐܦܢ ܛܒ
ܡܙܠܗܙܝܢ ܘܝ̇ܕܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܤ̇ܥܪ
ܒܚܢܗ ܠܥܕܬܗ ܒܩܝܘܡܐ ܕܚ̇ܫܚ܆ ܘܡܫ̇ܟܢ ܠܓܘܐ ܕܟܠܢ
ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܥܘܕܪܢܗ. ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ
ܕܥܝܕܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ. ܘܤܘܟܝܐ ܕܤܒܪܟܘܢ
ܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܗܦܟܘ. ܕܗܘ ܒܚܢܢܗ
ܢܤܥܘܪܟܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܨܒܘ. ܘܚܛܪܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܪܫܝܢ. ܘܢܡ̇ܠܐ
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ܚܤܝܪܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܗ. ܘܥܠ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ ܕܝܢ
ܨܠܘ. ܕܫܪܟܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܫ̇ܦܪܝܢ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
ܐܥܒܕ܀ ܫܠܡܬ܀
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“Letter 50: To Yoḥanan the priest and Teʿi, leader of the faithful of Erbil - ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܕܩܘܢ. ܘܛܥܝ ܪܫ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܥܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܠ.” In Išō‘yahb III Patriarcha: Liber epistularum. 2 vols., edited by . Syriaca.org, 2016-. Entry published 7th century CE. https://syriaccorpus.org/627.Show Citation Styles
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“Letter 50: To Yoḥanan the priest and Teʿi, leader of the faithful of Erbil - ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܕܩܘܢ. ܘܛܥܝ ܪܫ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܥܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܠ.” In Išō‘yahb III Patriarcha: Liber epistularum. 2 vols., edited by . Syriaca.org, 2016-. Entry published 7th century CE. https://syriaccorpus.org/627.Show Citation Styles