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AO.06.03 HARRAK

Private Houses, House of Mīkā Damman. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1880
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܪܝܗ+ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܝܟܐof Mīkāproper-noun ܓܘܢܐČūnāproper-noun ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ + ܛܪkeepverbroot ܢܛܪ ܠܫܢܟyour tonguenounroot ܠܫܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ܆ ܘܣܦܘ̈ܬ
ܟ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܢܡܠ̈ܠܢthey shall speakverbroot ܡܠܠ ܢܟܠܐdeceitnounroot ܢܟܠ + ܐܦـ[ܦ! ܠܡܪܢ]of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

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

(1-3) [… … ]. This is the house of Mīkā Čūnā Damman. Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. 18[80 of our Lord].

Context
Location Detail House of Mīkā Damman.
Religion & Practice
Literature Ps 34:13 quoted
Material & Physical
Architecture Farš-stone gate, inscription along upper frame
Buildings (Administrative) Private house of Mīkā Čūnā Damman, dated 1880s
Calendar & Horoscope Dated by year of our Lord (188[0])
Personal Names
Mīkā Čūnā Damman
References
Harrak 2010, p.445
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