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AA.02.11 HARRAK

Above the Sanctuary gate, inside a panel , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1744
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܡܕܒܚaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܐܠܩܕܣthe holynounroot ܩܕܣ ܝܟܘܢthere shall beverbroot ܟܘܢ ܕܟܪܐܢܐour commemorationnounroot ܕܟܪ ܘܬܙܝܝܚand processionnounalso celebrationroot ܙܝܚ ܠܠܒܬܘܠfor the Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܘܐܠܕܬand bearer (Mother) ofnounroot ܘܠܕ ܐܠܡܣܝܚal-Masīh (Christ)proper-nounroot ܡܣܚ

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

On the Holy Altar, let there be remembrance of and praise for the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 2.20m × 0.30m
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate, Sanctuary
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 82-83; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 127
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