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AP.02.10 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, above the foor of the Library , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1858
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܚܟܡܬܐwisdomnounroot ܚܟܡ ܕܚܠܬܗthe fear ofnounroot ܕܚܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ:of the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐand understandingnounroot ܣܟܠ ܛܒܐthe good oneadjectiveroot ܛܒ ܠܥܒܘܕܝ̈ܗ̇ :: ܡܙPsalm (numeral)numeral :ܩܝܐnumeral (111)numeral : ܡܢܝܢܐthe reckoningnounroot ܡܢܐ :ܝܗ15thnumeral ::

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 Above the door of the Library.
Dimensions 1.85m x 0.70m
Religion & Practice
Literature Ps 111:15 quotation
Material & Physical
Architecture Heavily ornamented lintel with relief inscription
References
Harrak 2010, p.508-509; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 227
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