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AA.03.02 HARRAK

Shrine of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, in the first niche to the left side , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1940 copy or adaptation of an older relic box inscription
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܕܘܟܪܢܟyour remembrancenounroot ܕܟܪ
ܐܘOparticle ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܥܩܘܒJacob (Ya'qūb)proper-noun
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܘܠܥܠand aboveadverbroot ܥܠ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ
ܘܐܝܠܝܢand those whopronoun ܕܝܩܪܘwho pay respect toverbroot ܝܩܪ ܕܘܟܪܢܟyour remembrancenounroot ܕܟܪ
ܢܬܥܕܪܘܢlet them be assistedverbroot ܥܕܪ ܒܨܠܘܬܟby your prayersnounroot ܨܠܐ

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) Your remembrance, (2) O Mōr Ya‛qūb (the Dismembered), (3) is (held) here and high in Heaven. (4) Let those who pay respect to your remembrance, (5) be assisted by your prayers.

Context
Location Detail Syriac Orthodox Church of the Upper Tāhira
Dimensions 0.55m × 0.40m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St Ephrem)
Material & Physical
Architecture Niche
Personal Names
Mōr Ya‛qūb the Dismembered
References
Harrak 2010, p. 93; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 136
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