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AA.02.01 HARRAK

Men’s entrance , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1744
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
.ܨܠܘܬܐthe prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐof the Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܐܡܗmother of (emphatic)nounroot ܐܡ ܕܡܫܝܚܐof Christnounroot ܡܫܚ ܫܘܪܐa wallnounroot ܫܘܪ ܬܗܘܐmay it beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܢfor uspronoun ܘܬܢܛܪand may it protectverbroot ܢܛܪ ܠܢfor uspronoun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐthe evil onenounroot ܒܐܫ
ܒܐܪܟblessverbroot ܒܪܟ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܪܒgreat onenounalso masterroot ܪܒ ܘܐܚܦܨ̇and protectverbroot ܚܦܛ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܪܒgreat onenounalso masterroot ܪܒ ܠܗܕܐthispronoun ܐܠܗܝܟܠthe templenounroot هيكل
ܐܠܛܐܗܪthe righteousadjectiveroot ܛܗܪ ܘܐܨ̇ܥand placeverbroot ܘܨܥ ܦܝܗin it (fīhi)preposition ܐܡܢܐsecuritynounroot ܐܡܢ ܘܣܠܐܡand peacenounroot ܣܠܡ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܐܠܕܗܪforevernounroot ܕܗܪ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܐܓ̰ܠsake ofnounroot ܐܓ̰ܠ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܢܐbuiltverbroot ܒܢܐ ܠܗhimpronoun ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܦܝinpreposition
ܐܠܐܪܨ̇the earthnounroot ܐܪܨ ♰ ܦܟܠܡܢso whoeverpronoun ܝܪܝܕwantsverbroot ܪܘܕ ܝܢܜܪto beholdverbroot ܢܜܪ ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله ܦܝܐܬܝlet him comeverbroot ܐܬܝ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܒܝܬܗhis housenounroot ܒܝܬ ♰ ܐܕܟܠܘenterverbroot ܕܟܠ
[ܦܝinpreposition ܐ]ܒܘܐܒܗ ܒܐܠܫܟܪin thanksgivingnounroot ܫܟܪ ܘܐܠܝand topreposition ܕܝܐܪܗhis abodenounroot ܕܘܪ ܒܐܠܬܣܒܝܚwith praisenounroot ܣܒܚ
ܦܗܕܐfor thispronoun ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܒܐܒin Āb (August)nounroot ܒܘܒ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܐܠܪܒ.the Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܐܠܨܕܝܩܝܢthe righteousnounroot ܨܕܩ ܝܕܟܠܘܢenterverbroot ܕܟܠ ܦܝܗin it (fīhi)preposition ܐܡܝܢ

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

English Translation

A
May the prayer of the Virgin Mary mother of Christ be a wall for us and may she protect us from evil. This church was renovated in the year 2055 of Greece.
B
(1a) Lord bless, Lord protect this (2a) pure (1b) temple (2b) and place in it security and peace forever.
C
(1) Because of this, God built for himself a house on (2) earth. Therefore, let the one who wants to behold God come into his house. Go (3) [through] its [g]ates in thanksgiving and into his abode with praise, (4) for this is the gate of the house of the Lord. The righteous enter it Amen.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 1.17m × 2.27m
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate
Personal Names
‛Abd-al-Raḥīm Tūmā Yūsifānī ‛Abd-al-Karīm Manṣūr
References
Harrak 2010, p. 75-76; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 118
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