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AA.02.07 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
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ܡܢܘ̈ܬܐrelicsnounalso portionsroot ܡܢܐ
ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ

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.

The remains of the holy ones

Date Recent copy of an ancient inscription most probably dated before 1744
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Diaconicon and bēt-qaddīšē, inside a niche
Liturgical Furniture Plaque
Architecture Niche
Mary
Harrak 2010, p. 81; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 126
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