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AA.02.06 HARRAK

Inside a niche , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul › Nineveh
Date
Most probably before 1744, the year of the renovations of the ancient church building
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܐhereparticlealso behold ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܡܢܐܬremainsnounalso portionroot ܡܢܐ
ܡܐܪMar (Saint)nounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܒܪܗܡAbrāhamproper-noun
ܐܠܛܘܒܐܢܝthe blessed oneadjectiveroot ܛܘܒ

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

(1) Here are the remains (2) of Mār Abrāham, (3) the blessed one.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 0.21m × 0.31m
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Plaque
Material & Physical
Architecture Niche, Sanctuary
Personal Names
Mar Abraham
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 80-81; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 126
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