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AA.02.06 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of al-Tahra (al-Tahira al-Kubra) , Housh al-Bai'ah Complex, Al-Shifa District, Old Mosul

Housh al-Bai'ah Complex, Al-Shifa District, Old Mosul › Nineveh
AA.02.06 View full size
ܗܐhereparticlealso behold ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܡܢܐܬremainsnounalso portionroot ܡܢܐ
ܡܐܪMar (Saint)nounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܒܪܗܡAbrāhamproper-noun
ܐܠܛܘܒܐܢܝthe blessed oneadjectiveroot ܛܘܒ

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) Here are the remains (2) of Mār Abrāham, (3) the blessed one.

Notes
For the two Syriacisms in this inscription see AA.02.04. Line 2: The name is in Syriac, the Arabic form being ܐܒܪܗܝܡ (Ibrāhīm).
Context
Date Most probably before 1744, the year of the renovations of the ancient church building
Language Syriac
Script Mixture of Estrangela and East Syriac
Location Detail Inside a niche
Dimensions 0.21m × 0.31m
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Plaque
Material & Physical
Architecture Niche, Sanctuary
Personal Names
Mar Abraham
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 80-81; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 126
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