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AE.02.07 HARRAK

Al-Jubb “the Pit” or the Outer Martyrion, outer gate of the martyrion. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
1926
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܓܘܒܐthe Pitnounroot ܓܘܒ ܕܢܛܝܪܐwhich is keptverbroot ܢܛܪ ܒܓܘܗinside itprepositionroot ܓܘ
ܫܟܝܢܬܐreliquarynounroot ܫܟܢ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܬܓܐcrownnounroot ܬܓ ܕܣܗܕ̈ܐ ܘܣܪܐand Sarahproper-noun ܚܬܗhis sisternounroot ܐܚ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢand fortynumeralroot ܐܪܒܥ ܚܒ܏ܪܘ܏
ܒܐܚܪܝܬat the end ofnounroot ܐܚܪ ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܐܚܪܝLatteradjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܏ܐܨܟܘ܏year 1926numeral ܕܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܕܒܗܿin whichpreposition ܒܗܕܐin thispronoun ܕܘܟܬܐplacenounroot ܕܘܟ
ܐܣܬܗܕܘ.they were martyredverbroot ܣܗܕ
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܫܢܒyear 352numeral ܡ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܒܬܪafterprepositionalso behindroot ܒܬܪ ܬܪܘܚܐmountain goatnoun
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܡܬܝMattīproper-noun ܡܥܡܕBaptisernounroot ܥܡܕ ܣܪܐSārahproper-noun

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

(A1b) This gate of the Pit inside which (2) the reliquary of Mār Behnam, the crown of martyrs, of Sarah his sister, and of his forty companions (A1c) is kept, (B1-2) in the same place where they were martyred in the year 352 of Nativity, (1a) was renovated (3) at the end of Later Tišrīn (November) the year 1926 of our Lord.
(Bb) Mōr Behnam after a mountain goat.
(Bc) Mōr Mattai baptises Sarah.

Context
Location Detail The outer gate of the martyrion.
Religion & Practice
Baptism Mar Mattai baptises Sarah
Relics Reliquary of Mar Behnam, Sarah, and forty companions
Shrines Martyrion; gate of the Pit
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate with two superimposed lintels
Buildings (Administrative) Outer gate renovated
Reliefs St Behnam chasing a goat; Mar Mattai baptizing Sarah
Calendar & Horoscope End of Later Tishrin (November) year 1926
Animals & Birds Mountain goat
History & Context
Violence Martyrdom in the year 352 of Nativity
Personal Names
Mar Behnam Sarah Mar Mattai
References
Harrak 2010, p.352
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