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AP.01.06 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, the upper īwān, above the door of a room , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
19th century, date of such painted quotations from the Bible.
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܢܫܒܚܘܢlet them praiseverbroot ܫܒܚ ܝܬܒܝ̈inhabitants ofnounroot ܝܬܒ ܫܩܝܦܐthe rocknounroot ܫܩܦ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐof the mountainsnounroot ܛܘܪ ܢܩܥܘܢlet them cry outverbroot ܩܥܐ ܘܢܬܬܠܘܢand let them giveverbroot ܝܗܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ.the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܫܥܝܐĒša‛iā (Isaiah)proper-noun ܩܦ.ܡܒ

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.

Context
Location Detail The upper īwān, above the door of a room, written with black ink.
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Upper īwān of the monastery
Literature Painted quotations from the Bible
References
Harrak 2010, p.462; Awwād, 1951, p. 30; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 177.
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