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FA.01.17 HARRAK

The Citadel of Takrit, outside the citadel, near the al-Bakr mosque, beside room 9 , City of Takrit

City of Takrit › Baghdad
Date
The semkaṯ made of 'cat's ears' and the hē which looks like the East Syriac one suggest a date betwe
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܩܠܝܬܐcellnounroot ܩܠܝ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܐܒܣof Abbas/the abbotnoun ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ

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 Outside the Citadel, near the al-Bakr mosque, beside room 9. Museum No.: IM 142098.
Dimensions 0.37m x 0.095m x 0.04m
People & Roles
Abbots Lintel indicating the cell of the monastic leader; identified cells of abbots
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Cell of the monastic leader
Material & Physical
Architecture Frame or lintel
References
Harrak 2010, p.623; Harrak 2001, p. 25, fig. 26
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