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S.AA.01.02 SEERI

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

Kottayam › Kerala
S.AA.01.02 View full size
ܗ ܝ
ܢ ܡ ܝ

ܗܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܢܨܪܝܐ ܡܠܟ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ܀

This is Jesus Nazareth the king of Jews. (John 19 : 19)

Date 16th century
Language Syriac
Script East Syriac; only the initial letters are given
Location Detail Granite cross, 5–6m high (INRI in Syriac)
Dimensions On a cross 5–6m high
Material Granite, rouleau shape
F. Briquel Chatonnet, A. Desreumaux, J. Thekeparambil, Recueil des inscriptions syriaques 1: Kerala, Paris 2008, pp. 96–98.
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