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AA.03.01 HARRAK

Above the altar gate, in the Shrine of Mōr Gīwōrgīs , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1796
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܥܘܠgo inverbroot ܥܠܠ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ.
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܟyour Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܏ܒܩܙyear 2107numeral

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

This gate is full of mercy, inside which there is mercy. O sinner, go in and ask for mercy from your Lord who is full of mercy: The year 2107 (of the Greeks).

Context
Location Detail Syriac Orthodox Church of the Upper Tāhira
Dimensions 3.30m × 2.30m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St Ephrem)
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate, Altar
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 92-93; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 136
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