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AE.01.19 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, inside the church, the gate of the shrine dedicated to St. Matthew, located to the south side of the church. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܣܝܡܝܢthat are laidverbroot ܣܝܡ ܒܗin itpreposition ܓܪ̈ܡܝܟyour bonesnounroot ܓܪܡ ܢܨܝܚillustriousadjectiveroot ܢܨܚ ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܗܢܡ:.Behnamproper-noun
ܫܝܢܗhis peacenounroot ܫܝܢ ܕܡܪܟof your Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܘܫܠܡܗand his peacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܢܫܪܐmay dwellverbroot ܫܪܐ ܒܗin itpreposition ܥܕܡܐuntilpreposition ܠܥܠܡ܀forevernounroot ܥܠܡ

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.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, the gate of the shrine dedicated to St. Matthew, located to the south side of the church.
Dimensions 0.85m
Poetic Metre Metre of St Ephrem
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Liturgical prayer
Prayer Liturgical prayer
Shrines Shrine of St. Matthew
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate of the shrine dedicated to St. Matthew
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate of the shrine
References
Harrak 2010, p.322
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