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AA.05.03 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Sanctuary , Mosul

Mosul Nineveh
Date
1851
Language
Syriac
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ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܕܩܕܫwho sanctifiedverbroot ܩܕܫ ܠܡܫܟܢܐtabernaclealso habitation, tentroot ܫܟܢ ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕwhich madeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܡܘܫܐMūšēproper-noun ܒܘܟܪܐthe first-bornnounroot ܒܟܪ ܫܪܘܝܐ.the foundernounroot ܫܪܐ ܩܕܫsanctifiedverbroot ܩܕܫ ܒܚܢܢܟthrough your mercynounroot ܚܢܢ ܠܗܢthispronoun ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܦܐܝܐbefittingadjectiveroot ܦܐܐ ܘܫܟܢand provideverbroot ܫܟܢ ܒܗin itpreposition ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܚܘܣܝܐand forgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ + ܒܬܘܠܬܐthe Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ ܕܐܬܦܪܫܬthat you are separatedverbroot ܦܪܫ ܢܘܣܐshrinesnounroot ܢܘܣ
ܠܥܠܝܐ ܠܟܝupon youpronoun ܦܪܫseparatealso appointroot ܦܪܫ ܗܢthispronoun ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܘܗܝܟܠܐand sanctuarynounroot ܗܝܟܠ ܒܫܘܡܠܝܐthrough the executionnounroot ܡܠܐ ܛܪkeepverbroot ܢܛܪ ܠܕܡܨܠܝܢ ܒܗin itpreposition ܣܘܥܠܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܐwhenparticle
ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐthe Cherubimnoun ܘܣܪ̈ܦܐand the Seraphimnoun ܒܕܚܠܐin fearnounroot ܕܚܠ ܘܪܬܝܬܐand tremblingnounalso fearroot ܪܬ ܩܝܡܝܢstandverbroot ܩܘܡ ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܦܓܪܐbodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܡܠܬܐwordalso case, cause, matterroot ܡܠ ܘܒܡܕܒܚܐ ܫܐܠܝܢaskalso inquire, salute, lendroot ܫܐܠ ܚܘܣܝ ܚܘܒ̈ܐ ܚܠܦinstead ofprepositionalso fromroot ܚܠܦ ܝܠܕܝ̈ܗ̇its childrennounroot ܝܠܕ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܒܚܘܒܐwith lovenounroot ܚܒ ܘܐܘܝܘܬܐunityalso agreementroot ܐܘܐ
ܐܫܬܟܠܠwas completedverbroot ܟܠܠ ܩܬܕܪܝܢsanctuarynoun ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܢܐreturnalso answer, give back, turnroot ܦܢܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐof Christnounroot ܡܫܚ ܘܒܫܢܬand in the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܐܩܣܒ ܠܩܪܢܢܐ

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.

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God, who sanctified the first abode which was made by Moses, the firstborn of early times, sanctify through your mercy this magnificent altar and place in it mercy and forgiveness. O Virgin who was chosen to become a temple
A2
for the Most High, he chose this altar and this sanctuary for you in totality. Keep those who pray in it in an ascetic way! the three of them! as soon as!.
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The Cherubim and the Seraphim stand in awe and fear before the body of God the Word, and in the altar they beg for forgiveness of sins on behalf of the children of the church, (so that they may live) in love and harmony.
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This sanctuary was completed in the year 1851 of Christ and 2162 of the (Two)-horned (Alexander).

Location Detail Inside the church, the sanctuary.
Dimensions 5.30m × 3.80m
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate, Sanctuary
Moses
Harrak 2010, pp. 116-117; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 148
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