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AE.01.25 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, inside the church, the small gate leading to the Holy of Holies , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܡܛܠbecauseconjunctionalso on account ofroot ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܢour salvationnounroot ܦܪܩ
ܢܚܬhe came downverbroot ܢܚܬ ܡ݂ܢ ܫܡܝܐheavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܐܬܓܫܡand was incarnatedverbroot ܓܫܡ ܡ݂ܢ ܪܘܚܐthe Spiritnounalso the spiritroot ܪܘܚ ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܒܬܘܠܬܐthe Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ ܘܗܘܐand becameverbroot ܗܘܐ ܒܪܢܫܐmannounroot ܐܢܫ ܘܐܨܛܠܒand was crucifiedverbroot ܨܠܒ ܚܠܦܝܢfor usprepositionroot ܚܠܦ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܦܢܛܝܘܣPontiusproper-noun
ܦܝܠܛܘܣPilateproper-noun ܘܚܫand sufferedverbroot ܚܫ ܘܡܝܬand diedverbroot ܡܘܬ ܘܐܬܩܒܪand was buriedverbroot ܩܒܪ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܠܬܠܬܐon the thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ
ܘܣܠܩand he ascendedverbroot ܣܠܩ ܠܫܡܝـ[ܐ] ܘܝܬܒand sitsverbroot ܝܬܒ ܡ݂ܢ ܝܡܝܢܐthe right handnounroot ܝܡܢ ܕܐܒܘܗܝof his Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܬܘܒand againadverbroot ܬܘܒ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܒܫܘ̄in glorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܠܡܕܢto judgeverbroot ܕܘܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐthe livingnounroot ܚܝܐ ܘܠܡܝ̈ܬܐand the deadnounroot ܡܘܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܡܠܟܘܬܗwhose kingdomnounroot ܡܠܟ ܫܘܠܡܐendnounroot ܫܠܡ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ

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) For our salvation (2) he came down from heaven, and was incarnated by the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary and became man; he was crucified for us in the days of Pontius (3) Pilate, and suffered and died and was buried; he rose on the third day according to his will, (4) and ascended to heav[en] and sits at the right hand of his Father, and he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom has no end.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, the small gate leading to the Holy of Holies.
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Syriac Orthodox Creed; phrase 'according to his will'
Christology Creed: incarnation, crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, second coming
Trinity Holy Spirit; the Father
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate of Saint Sarah; Holy of Holies
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate's frame, three sides
Personal Names
Pontius Pilate Virgin Mary
References
Harrak 2010, p.328
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