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AE.01.14 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, façade, the frieze located between the two main gates leading to the inside of the church, the upper panel. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܥܒܝܕܐhas becomeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܕܝܪܟyour monasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܐܘOparticle ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܡܥܝܢܐthe sourcenounroot ܥܝܢ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ܆ ܘܐܢܬand youpronoun ܣܝܡplacedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܐܢܬyou (m.sg.)pronounroot ܐܢܬ ܒܗ̇
ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܢܐa treenounroot ܐܝܠܢ ܕܛܥܝܢbearingverbroot ܛܥܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ܆fruitsnounroot ܦܐܪ ܥܒܝܕܐhas becomeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܫܟܝܢܬܟyour resting placenounroot ܫܟܢ ܡܥܝܢܐthe sourcenounroot ܥܝܢ ܕܪܕܝܐthat gushesverbroot ܪܕܐ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܥܘ
ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܢ܆helpsnounroot ܥܕܪ ܘܠܗ̇and towards itpreposition ܗܘ݂hepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܨܝܒܝܢset their facesverbroot ܨܒܐ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢwho are sickadjectiveroot ܟܪܗ ܕܢܬܐܣܘܢto be healedverbroot ܐܣܐ ܒܗ̇܆ ܣܪܛwroteverbroot ܣܪܛ ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܗܢܕܘܝܐHindwōyēproper-noun

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) Your monastery, O Mār Behnam, has become the source of life, and in it you are placed (2) like a tree bearing fruits. Your resting place has become a source that gushes all kinds (3) of assistance and towards it all who are sick set their faces so as to be healed through it. Šem‛ūn the sinner, of the family Hindwōyē, wrote (this).

Context
Location Detail Façade of the church, the frieze located between the two main gates leading to the inside of the church, the upper panel.
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Jacob
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Sem'un of the family Hindwoye
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Niche used as support of the Gospel during the service
Healing All who are sick set their faces so as to be healed through it
Monasteries Your monastery, O Mar Behnam
Churches & Shrines Named After Frieze niche used to support the Gospel during the service
Material & Physical
Architecture Central niche and two smaller niches on the frieze
Cross Central niche decorated with an ornamental cross
Personal Names
Mar Behnam Sem'un
References
Harrak 2010, p.318-319
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