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AD.08.02 HARRAK

Private Homes, House of Deacon Raffō ‛Atallāh, room closest to the main gate, wall to the right side of the door. , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
The 1960s
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܛܘ̄ ܠܥܒܕ̈ܝ ܫܠܡܐpeacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܛܘ̄ ܠܐܝܠܝܢto those whopronoun ܕܕܟܝܢwho are pureverbroot ܕܟܐ
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢblessed are theynounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܡܪ̈ܚܡܢܐ ܛܘ̄ ܠܐܝܠܝܢto those whopronoun ܕܟܦܢܝܢwho are hungryverbroot ܟܦܢ
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢblessed are theynounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܐܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢblessed are theynounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܡܟܝ̈ܟܐ
ܛܘ̄ ܠܐܝܠܝܢto those whopronoun ܕܐܬܪܕܦܘwho were persecutedverbroot ܪܕܦ ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢblessed are theynounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܡܣܟܝ̈ܢܐ

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) blessed are the peacemakers / blessed are the pure, (2) blessed are the merciful / blessed are the hungry, (3) blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek /, (4) blessed are those who are persecuted / blessed are the poor.

Context
Location Detail House of Deacon Raffō ‛Atallāh, room closest to the main gate, wall to the right side of the door.
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Names of the four evangelists; biblical inscriptions
Literature Beatitudes (Mt 5:3-10); Ps 44:5
Material & Physical
Cross Ornamental and stylised crosses; geometric motifs
References
Harrak 2010, p.303-304
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