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AA.11.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs; The blocked gate once reserved for the entrance of women , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
13th century on the basis of architecture, as is suggested in FIEY 1959, p. 118.
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ <ܕ>ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܪܘܚspiritalso wind, breathroot ܪܘܚ ܩܘܕܫܐholinessnounroot ܩܕܫ
ܒܓܘܗinside itprepositionroot ܓܘ ܫܪܝܐis settledverbroot ܫܪ ܥܘܠܘgo inverbroot ܥܠ ܠܗhimpronoun ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܐܢܬܘܢyou (pl.)pronoun ܕܟܝ̈ܐ ܕܬܫܘܘܢworthyalso equal, be, agreeroot ܫܘܐ ܠܗܿܘ
ܛܘܒܐblessingnounroot ܛܘܒ ܡܥܠܝܐ܀loftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܥܘܠܘgo inverbroot ܥܠ ܠܗhimpronoun ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬconstantlyadverbroot ܐܡܢ

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) This is the gate <of> the house of the Lord, in which the Holy Spirit (2) resides. Go through it while purified so that you may be worthy (3) of the sublime blessing. Go through it constantly.

Context
Location Detail The blocked gate once reserved for the entrance of women.
Dimensions 2.55m × 1.90m
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate
References
Harrak 2010, p.141; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 169; Bell 1924, p. 249 (photo)
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