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AK.01.02 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Sts Peter and Paul, the wall to the left side of the gate leading to the sanctuary. , Tell-Kēf

Tell-Kēf › Nineveh
Date
1876
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܘOparticle ܝܠܕܬMother ofnounroot ܝܠܕ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ:‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܘܡܪܒܝܵܢܝܼܬܐ ܕܒ̣ܪܐܝܠ
ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ ܚܠܦinstead ofprepositionalso fromroot ܚܠܦ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܠܐܝtoiledverbroot ܠܐܐ ܘܥܡܠ:and he workedverbroot ܥܡܠ ܡܚܝܠthe weakestadjectiveroot ܡܚܠ ܒܥܒܕܝ̈ܟܝ
ܟܗܢpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܡܝܟܐܝܠMichaelproper-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

(1) O Mother of Emmanuel and foster-mother of the Son of El, (2) intercede on behalf of he who toiled and laboured, the weakest among your servants: (3) Priest Mīkā’ēl.

Context
Location Detail The wall to the left side of the gate leading to the sanctuary.
Dimensions 0.87m x 0.34m
Poetic Metre Metre of St Ephrem; rhyming
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Mīkā’ēl
Religion & Practice
Christology Emmanuel; Son of El
Prayer Intercession to the Mother of Emmanuel
Literature Metrical commemorative inscription
Personal Names
Mīkā’ēl
References
Harrak 2010, p.395
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