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AE.01.27 HARRAK

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

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܪܝܡܘlift upverbroot ܪܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܟܘܢyour headsnounroot ܪܝܫ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܘbe lifted upverbroot ܪܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܡ݂ܢ ܥܠܡeternitynounroot ܥܠܡ ܕܢܥܘܠthat may come inverbroot ܥܠܠ ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܕܐܝܩܪ̈ܐof glorynounroot ܝܩܪ ܡ݂ܢܘ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܕܐܝܩܪ̈ܐ:of glorynounroot ܝܩܪ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ:mightyadjectiveroot ܚܝܠ ܘܗܘܝܘ݂and who ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܡܝܩܪܐhonourableadjectiveroot ܝܩܪ ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢand evernounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܡܝ݂ܢ܀

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) Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O eternal gates, that the King of glory may come in. Who is (2) the King of glory? The mighty Lord, who is the glorious King, for ever and ever amen!

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, the small gate leading to the Holy of Holies, at the very top.
Dimensions 2.13m x 0.15m
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Hymn chanted by deacons on feast days; prayer of entrance (sedro da-m'alto); section botar ewangeliun
Prayer Lift up your heads, O gates; King of glory
Feasts & Commemorations Nativity and special Sundays
Churches & Shrines Named After Shrine of St Sarah; small gate of the sanctuary; Holy of Holies
Literature Ps 24:9-10
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate of the sanctuary
References
Harrak 2010, p.329
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