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S.AB.01.01 SEERI

St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Church , Kuravilangad

Kuravilangad › Kerala
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+ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܠܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܚܙܝܪܢ
+ܐܬܢܣܟ ܠܨܨܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܕܒܟܘܪܘܠܓܬ ܘܡܒܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܟܘܠ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀

In the year 1584 the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ in June; this bell was smelted for the Holy church of Mary the mother of God in the blessed village of Kuravilangad and sources of every helps. Amen.

Context
Date 1584 AD
Language Syriac
Script East Syriac
Location Detail Church bell (upper and lower inscriptions)
Dimensions Circumference: upper inscription 110cm; lower inscription 137cm
Material Brass
References
F. Briquel Chatonnet, A. Desreumaux, J. Thekeparambil, Recueil des inscriptions syriaques 1: Kerala, Paris 2008, pp. 105–107 (Kuravilangad 1).
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