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AE.01.40 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, the gate of the burial chamber—the Shrine of the Forty Martyrs, located to the east corner of the church. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܒܥܘ݂I begverbroot ܒܥܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܐܘܡ̈ܢܐthe workmennounroot ܐܘܡܢ
ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܡܗܝܡ̄believernounroot ܗܝܡܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦـ<ܘ>
ܕܦ̇ܓܥwho falls uponverbroot ܦܓܥ ܡܨܠܐto prayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܒܐܘܡܢܘܬ<ܐ>
ܐܬܬܩܢwas builtverbroot ܬܩܢ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܟܠܦKalafproper-noun
ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܡܢܚܐthe lateadjectiveroot ܢܘܚ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐthrough the carenounroot ܝܨܦ ܡܕܡthat whichpronoun ܕܙܢܬwhich grantedverbroot ܙܢ
ܕ>ܐܒܘ ܢܨܪNasrproper-noun ܡܫ̄deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܠܗhimpronoun ܛܝܒܘܬܐthe Gracenounroot ܛܘܒ

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

(a 1-3) I beg every believer who falls upon (this) to pray (b 1-3) for the workmen who participated in the workmanship.
B
(a 1-4) This gate was built through the care of Abū-Nasr the Deacon (b 1-4) son of the late Kalaf, from that which the Grace has granted to him.

Context
Location Detail The church, the gate of the burial chamber—the Shrine of the Forty Martyrs, located to the east corner of the church.
Dimensions 0.82m x 0.32m
People & Roles
Builders Workmen who participated in the workmanship; gate built through care of Abū-Nasr the Deacon
Professions Abū-Nasr the Deacon
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon
Religion & Practice
Prayer Plea to pray for the workmen
Shrines Shrine of the Forty Martyrs
Material & Physical
Architecture Burial chamber gate jamb
Buildings (Administrative) Gate of the burial chamber
Personal Names
Abū-Nasr the Deacon Kalaf
References
Harrak 2010, p.339
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