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AA.02.03 HARRAK

In the Baptistery, now a shrine dedicated to our Lady of Lourdes , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul Nineveh
Date
1948
Language
Syriac
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ܐܬܬܩܝܡwas erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܝܘܩܢܐstatuenounalso iconroot ܝܩܢ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܫܘܡܠܝܘܗܝits accessoriesnounroot ܡܠܐ ܒܢܦܩ̈ܬܐat the expensenounroot ܢܦܩ
ܕܡܫܡܫܢܐof the deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܣܠܝܡܢSulaimānproper-noun ܡܢܨܘܪManṣūrproper-noun ܠܐܝܩܪܐfor the glorynounroot ܝܩܪ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐof the Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ
ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܠܡܒܥܐasking forverbalso to seekroot ܒܥܐ ܣܢܐܓܪܘܬܗher advocacynounroot ܣܢܓܪ ܡܪܝܡܬܐnobleadjectivealso exaltedroot ܪܘܡ ܒܗܢܐin thispronoun
ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܘܒܕܥܬܝܕand in the one to comeadjectiveroot ܥܬܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܡܚ1948numeralroot ܨܡܚ ܫ.ܥ.ܦ.

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.

(1) This statue, along with its accessories, were erected at the expense (2) of Deacon Sulaimān Manṣūr, in honour of the Virgin (3) Mary, asking for her noble advocacy in this (4) world and in the one to come; the year 1948. Š. ‛. P.

Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 0.98m × 0.78m
Baptism Baptism mentioned
Architecture Altar, Baptistery
Sulaiman Mansur
Harrak 2010, p. 79; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 124
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