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AA.05.10 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Funerary chamber , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
The content of the inscription is found in two churches of Mosul both rebuilt in 1744, AA.02.13, and
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܟܠܝܘܡevery dayadverbroot ܝܘܡ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗto the housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܘܣܓܘܕand prostrate!verbroot ܣܓܕ
ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ
ܘܢܫܩkissroot ܢܫܩ ܠܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܨܠܝand prayingverbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܒܫܡܝܐwho is in heavennounroot ܫܡܝ

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) Go to the House of the Lord every day, prostrate (2) before the lofty Altar, (3) kiss the Living Cross, and pray the Lord’s Prayer.

Context
Location Detail Funerary chamber.
Dimensions 0.75m × 0.60m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St Ephrem)
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Lord's Prayer
References
Harrak 2010, p. 122
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