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AE.01.38 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, along the frame of the stucco relief of Saint Sarah.

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, along the frame of the stucco relief of Saint Sarah. › Nineveh
Date
Before 1550
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܡܚـ{ܝܢܐ} ܐܬܬܩܢܬwas fashionedverbroot ܬܩܢ
ܨܘܪܬܐdepictionnounroot ܨܘܪ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐof the holyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܣܪܐSārahproper-noun ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܬܥܕܪmay helpverbroot ܥܕܪ ܠܢfor uspronoun [...]
ܡܕܒܪܢܐthe prefectnounroot ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܢܚܣܐmay pardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܠܗhimpronoun ܘܠܐܚܘ{ܗ̄ܝ ܘܠܐܡܗ}and his mothernounroot ܐܡ
ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ ܐܒܘfather ofnounroot ܐܒ ܐܠܦܕܠal-Fadlproper-noun ܘܣܥܝܕand Sa'īdproper-noun ܘܡܢܨܘܪand Mansūrproper-noun ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܢܚܣܐmay pardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܝܠܕܝ̈ܗܘܢtheir childrennounroot ܝܠܕ

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

(1a) In the name of living and life-{giv}ing God: (2) This depiction of the holy Sārā—may her prayer help us—(1b) is fashioned […] (3) the prefect. May God pardon him, his bro{thers and his mother}—may God pardon their children. (4) It was during the time of Abū-al-Fadl, Sa‛īd and Mansūr.

Context
Location Detail The church, along the frame of the stucco relief of Saint Sarah.
Dimensions 2.0m x 1.37m
People & Roles
Professions The prefect
Religion & Practice
Prayer May her prayer help us; May God pardon him
Material & Physical
Reliefs Stucco relief featuring Sarah, sister of Mār Behnam
Personal Names
Sārā Abū-al-Fadl Sa‛īd Mansūr
References
Harrak 2010, p.338
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