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AA.02.10 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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ܐܣܓܘܕI will worshipverbroot ܣܓܕ ܕܩܘܕܫܟof your holinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܘܐܘܕܐand thankverbroot ܝܕܐ ܠܫܡܟto your namenounroot ܫܡ

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.

I shall worship in the sanctuary of your holiness and confess your name.

Notes
The inscription is Ps 137:2. The inscription has ܗܟܠܐ.
Context
Date 1744 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Before the royal gate, on the free standing stone to the left
Dimensions 2.40m × 0.95m
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate
References
Harrak 2010, p. 82; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 127
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