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AD.01.09 HARRAK

Storeroom of the New Church, originally from the nearby monastery of Muqurtāyā , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
Unknown, but probably 19th or early 20th century
Language
Garshuni
AD.01.09 View full size
Transcription
ܦܝinpreposition ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ ܬ[ܡܘܙ ...
ܪܚܡmercynounalso loveroot ܪܚܡ ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله [ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܬܪܚܡ]lovealso mercy, have, compassionroot ܪܚܡ
ܥܠܝܗܡ

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

(4’) [… died] in the month of Ta[mmūz] (July) […] (5’) May God have mercy on those [who wish (6’) them mercy].

Context
Location Detail Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: Old and New Churches
Dimensions 0.36m × 0.16m
Religion & Practice
Prayer Mercy formula: May God have mercy on those who wish them mercy
References
Harrak 2010, p.231-232
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