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S.AA.01.01 SEERI

St. Mary’s Valiyapally (Knanaya Syrian Orthodox Church) , Kottayam

Kottayam › Kerala
S.AA.01.01 View full size
ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܕܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܙܩܝܦܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥܡܫܝܚܐ܀

But to me may I not boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (Gal. 6,14)

Date 16th century
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela and East Syriac, partially vocalized
Location Detail Persian cross
Dimensions 1.50m × 1.01m; length of inscription 0.85m
Material Granite
F. Briquel Chatonnet, A. Desreumaux, J. Thekeparambil, Recueil des inscriptions syriaques 1: Kerala, Paris 2008, pp. 94–96.
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