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AE.01.46 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, The Church, the vaulting of the northern shrine—the shrine of the Virgin Mary. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Possibly 13th Century
Language
Syriac and Arabic
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Transcription
ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ
ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐand holyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ
ܡܛܠbecauseconjunctionalso on account ofroot ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܒܢܐbuiltverbroot ܒܢܐ ܠܗhimpronoun ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܒܐܪܥܐon earthnounroot ܐܪܥ
ܐܝܢܐthe one whopronoun ܕܨ̇ܒܐ
ܕܢܚܙܐto beholdverbroot ܚܙܐ ܠܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ
ܢܐܬܐlet him comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܗto the housenounroot ܒܝܬ

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) In the name of the Living and Holy God: (2) Because of this, the Lord built for Himself (3) a house on earth. Let the one who wants (4) to behold the Lord come to his House.
B
(1-4) May all our congregation be blessed in this holy house (5-8) (of) the Virgin Mother of God—praise to Him
C
1 النعمة
2 تدوم
3 بالشكر
4 صنعه عيسى النتافة وميخائيل
C (Arabic)
(1-3) Grace lasts through thanksgiving.
(4) Made by ʿĪsā al-Nattāfā and Mikā’īl.

Context
Location Detail The Church, the vaulting of the northern shrine—the shrine of the Virgin Mary.
People & Roles
Builders Made by ʿĪsā al-Nattāfā and Mikā’īl
Professions ʿĪsā al-Nattāfā (Wool teaser) made it; family name Nattāfā
Religion & Practice
Prayer Blessing on the congregation in the holy house
Churches & Shrines Named After Chapel/shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Material & Physical
Architecture Moulded plaster star-shaped vault, copula on square base with diamond-shapes and squares
Personal Names
ʿĪsā al-Nattāfā Mikā’īl
References
Harrak 2010, p.344-345
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