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FA.01.15 HARRAK

The Citadel of Takrit, south of Takrit , City of Takrit

City of Takrit Baghdad
Date
8th or 9th century given the 'branches' shape of the šīn and the rest of the letters, the shapes of
Language
Syriac
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ܕܢܥܘܠthat may come inverbroot ܥܠܠ [...]
ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ ܕܢܫܡܠܐto fulfill/completeverbroot ܡܠܐ ܠـ[...]
ܟܠܗܘܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܫܩܠܘthey took upverbroot ܫܩܠ ܙܘ[...]
ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ. ܐܦalsoparticlealso evenroot ܐܦ ܢܚܬhe came downverbroot ܢܚܬ [...]
ܚܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝbefore himprepositionroot ܩܕܡ ܡܫـx[...]
ܟ ܗܘܘwereverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܗhimpronoun ܕܗܘ[...]who ispronounroot ܗܘܐ
ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܕܠܗthat to itpreposition ܣـ[...]
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ [...]
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ xx [...]
ܡܚܝܢܐwho gives lifeadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܙܘ[...]
ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܠܐܦܘܗܝto his face/before himnounroot ܐܦ ... [...]
ܡܪܐLordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܒܬܘܠܐchaste mannounroot ܒܬܠ xxx [...]
ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐof the Kingdomnounroot ܡܠܟ ܝܗܒhe gaveverbroot ܝܗܒ ܠܝto mepronoun [...]
ܐ ܘܕܐܡܪand that he saidverbroot ܐܡܪ xxx ܡܐwhenparticle ܕofparticlealso that, which, whoroot ܕ xxx [...]
ܕܡܠܟܐof the Kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܟܠܗܘܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ [...]
ܠܝܠܬ xxx [...]
ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܡܕܝܢܬܐthe citynounroot ܡܕܢ ܕܒܗ!in whichpreposition xxx [...]
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܟܠܝܠܝܗܘܢtheir crownsnounroot ܟܠܠ ܒܥܘܬܐthe prayernounalso petitionroot ܒܥܐ ܬ xxx [...]
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܒܢhe builtverbroot ܒܢ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ xxx xxx
ܘܫܡܟ!!and your namenounroot ܫܡ xxx
ܘܒܪܝܬand you createdverbroot ܒܪܐ [...]
ܕܛܥܝܬfor I erred/forgotverbroot ܛܥܐ xxx xxx ܘܪܒܬܐand great/bigadjectiveroot ܪܒ [...]
ܒܛܝܠceasedverbroot ܒܛܠ [...]
ܟܝܢܝmy naturenounroot ܟܝܢ [...]

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.

(1-3) […] that he may enter xxx xxx […] xx to fulfill/complete xxx xxx […]. All of them took xxx xxx […] (4-7) […] their hands. Also he/they came down […]xxx before him xxx […]xxx they became for him xxx […]xxx to/for him xxx xxx […]
B
(1-3) […] glory xxx xxx […]xxx the Lord xxx xxx […]. Christ the life-giving xxx xxx[…] (4-5, Illegible). (6-10) […] Christ, his face/before him xxx xxx […]xxx a virtuous Lord xxx xxx […]xxx for he gave me the Kingdom xxx xxx[…]xxx in that he said: As soon/once xxx […]xxx of all the kings (or:) xxx of the king, all of them xxx xxx […]. (11: unwarranted translation). (12-16) […] like a city in which xxx xxx […]xxx my Lord, their crowns. A Petition xxx […]xxx in us, between xxx xxx […] and your name xxx xxx […]xxx and you created xxx xxx […] (17-19) […] for I erred/forgot xxx great/big xxx […]xx ceased xxx xxx […]xxx my nature […] (The rest is illegible).

Location Detail South of Takrit. Museum No.: IM 139086 A and B.
Dimensions A) 0.063m x 0.055m B) ca. 0.16m x 0.10m
Rulers All of the kings; the king
Christology Christ the life-giving; Christ his face
Prayer A Petition
Harrak 2010, p.620-622
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