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AA.01.01 HARRAK

Royal Gate, above the entrance to the sanctuary , Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul

Ra's-al-Kur Quarter, Old Mosul › Nineveh
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ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܘܠgo inverbroot ܥܠܠ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ
ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܟyour Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ: ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܒܩܙyear 2107numeral ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ

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) This gate is full of mercy, inside of which there is mercy. O sinner, go in and
(2) ask for mercy from your Lord who is full of mercy. It was renovated in the year 2107 of the Greeks.

Context
Date 1796 AD
Language Syriac
Script Mixture of Estrangela and East Syriac (see the representation of the ālap); vocalized
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
English Location Chaldean Church of St. Isaiah; Royal Gate, above the entrance to the sanctuary
Dimensions 3m × 0.20m
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Ephrem
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate, Sanctuary
References
Harrak 2010. p.63; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 112.
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