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HB.01.01 HARRAK

Cliff with rock-cut caves located 500 meters west of Ain Sha'ia, some 500 meters from Site B at Ain Sha'ia , Dukakin Caves

Dukakin Caves › Al-Najaf
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܨܒܝܬyou willedverbroot ܨܒܐ ܕܬܫܡܠܐto fulfillverbroot ܫܡܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐthe Gracenounroot ܛܘܒ ܗܝshepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܕܐܬܪܥܝwhich devisedverbroot ܪܥܐ ܚܘܒܟyour lovenounroot ܚܒ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ.Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܒܪܝܬܐuniversenounalso creationroot ܒܪܐ ܕܒܪܝܬ[which you createdverbroot ܒܪܐ
ܡܫܡܫܢـ]ܐ ܠـ[ܪ̈ܙܝܟ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ]
ܓܒܝـ]ܬ ܠܐܝܩܪ[ܟ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ]
ܕ]ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܓܒـ[ܪܝܠ]
ܐܦalsoparticlealso evenroot ܐܦ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐmennounroot ܐܢܫ [ܒܬܘܠܬܐ]the Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ
ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫـ[ܡܝܐ ܕܠܥܠ]which are aboveadverbroot ܥܠ
ܟܘܟܒstar ofnounroot ܟܘܟܒ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ
ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ ]ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܝܘܪܕܢܢthe Jordanproper-noun ܢܗܪܐ.rivernounroot ܢܗܪ ܕܒܗin whichpreposition ܐܬܚܣܝܘwere forgivenverbroot ܚܣܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܠܡܐof the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܟܠܗthe entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟ.to youprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܦܪܘܩܐSaviornounroot ܦܪܩ ܕܟܠof allnounroot ܟܠ ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܠܟ[to youpronoun
ܠܒܫܘthey put onverbroot ܠܒܫ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐincorruptibilitynounroot ܚܒܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܝ̈ܐwaternounroot ܡܝܐ ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܚܘܕܬܐrenewed/newadjectiveroot ܚܕܬ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ. ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܗܝܕܝܢthenadverb ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܦܪܘܩܢour Saviournounroot ܦܪܩ ܒܝܘܪܕܢܢin the Jordanproper-noun ܐܬܥܡܕwas baptizedverbroot ܥܡܕ ܟܝܢܐNaturenounroot ܟܝܢ ܕܡܒ̈ܘܥܐof the springsnounroot ܢܒܥ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܐholinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܐܬܡܠܝ.was filledverbroot ܡܠܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܡܟܝܠhenceforthadverb ܒܪܝܬܐuniversenounalso creationroot ܒܪܐ ܒܝܕby means ofprepositionroot ܐܝܕ ܡܝ̈ܐwaternounroot ܡܝܐ ܕܛܘܦܢܐof a floodnounroot ܛܘܦ ܡܬܚܒܠܐ.is destroyedverbroot ܚܒܠ ܐܬܚܙܝappearedverbroot ܚܙܐ ܓܝܪforparticlealso indeedroot ܓܝܪ ܒܓܘinsideprepositionroot ܓܘ ܝܘܪܕܢܢthe Jordanproper-noun ܐܝܢܐthe one whopronoun ܕܫܪܐwho abolishedverbroot ܫܪܐ ܡܬܥܒܪܢܘܬܐ.transgressionnounroot ܥܒܪ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܡܟܝܠhenceforthadverb ܚܛܝ̈ܐ ܒܝܡܐin the seanounroot ܝܡ ܡܬܛܒܥܝܢare drownedverbroot ܛܒܥ ܐܠܐbutparticlealso exceptroot ܐܠܐ ܒܘܙܢܐin the font/baptisterynoun ܥܡܕܝܢ[are baptizedverbroot ܥܡܕ
ܘܡܬܦܪ[ܩܝܢ ܠܒܫܘ]they put onverbroot ܠܒܫ
ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܡܬܚܒـ[ܠܢܘܬܐ ܒܝܕ]by means ofprepositionroot ܐܝܕ
ܡܝ̈ܐwaternounroot ܡܝܐ ܚܘ[ܕܬܐrenewed/newadjectiveroot ܚܕܬ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ]
ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܩܥܝܢthey cry outverbroot ܩܥܐ ܐ[ܢܬܘܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ]Christproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ
ܡܥܕܪܢـ[ܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܢof our soulsnounroot ܢܦܫ ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܠܟ]to youpronoun

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.

Date Umayyad or early Abbasid period
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Some 500 metres from Site B at Ain Sha’ia. Museum No.: Not available.
Dimensions 0.055m x 0.05m
Liturgy Liturgical prayers found in the Hudra
Prayer Liturgical prayers
Periods / Eras Umayyad or early Abbasid period
Harrak 2010, p.658-659; Hunter 1996, p. 74-80 (photo, edition); Brock 2004, p. 11-13 (new reading)
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