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AA.02.14 HARRAK

Inside the Sanctuary, before the altar , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1744
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܠܥܕܬܟyour churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܦܪܘܩܢour Saviournounroot ܦܪܩ ܩܕܫsanctifiedverbroot ܩܕܫ ܒܚܢܢܟthrough your mercynounroot ܚܢܢ ܘܐܫܪܐand set!verbroot ܫܪܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܟyour gracenounroot ܛܘܒ ܒܗܝܟܠܐin the templenounroot ܗܝܟܠ
ܕܦܪܝܫthat is dedicatedverbroot ܦܪܫ ܠܐܝܩܪܟto your glorynounroot ܝܩܪ ܘܬܪܘܨand lay!verbroot ܬܪܨ ܒܓܘܗinside itprepositionroot ܓܘ ܡܕܒܚܟyour altarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝupon whichprepositionroot ܥܠ ܡܬܩܕܫwill be consecratedverbroot ܩܕܫ ܦܓܪܟyour bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܟand your bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܫܝܓܘpurify!verbroot ܫܘܓ ܬܐܪܬܟܘܢyour mindsnounroot ܬܪܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܨܐܬܐthe dirtnounroot ܨܐ ܕܥܘܠܐof wickednessnounroot ܥܘܠ
ܐܠܡܕܒܚ ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܢܐܪ ܘܩܕܣ ܐܠܐܩܕܐܣ ܢܐܪ ܢܐܪܐ ܕܐܟܠinside (dākhil)prepositionroot ܕܟܠ ܢܐܪ ܘܢܐܪ ܦܝܗin it (fīhi)preposition ܬܣܬܕܐܪ ܬܚܦܨ̇ܘܐ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܩܣܘܣ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܚܪܝܩ ܐܠܢܐܪthe firenounroot ܢܘܪ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܬ
ܣܩܛܘ ܦܝܗin it (fīhi)preposition ܠܕܗܪ ܐܠܐܕܗܐܪ
ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܐܬdiesverbroot ܡܘܬ

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
(1) O our Saviour, sanctify your church through your mercy, and set your grace upon the sanctuary (2) that is dedicated to your glory. Lay inside it your noble altar, upon which your body and blood will be consecrated, O Lord. (3) Holy priests, purify your minds from the dirt of wickedness.

B
(1) The altar is fire and the Holy of Holies is fire—fire inside fire and fire surrounds it. O priests, beware the burning fire (2) lest you fall in it forever and ever. (3) Who is immortal.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 3.30m width x at least 3.70m height
Material & Physical
Architecture Altar, Sanctuary
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 85-86; Ḥaddād 1976, 127, p. 129
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