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AA.02.11 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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ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܡܕܒܚaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܐܠܩܕܣthe holynounroot ܩܕܣ ܝܟܘܢthere shall beverbroot ܟܘܢ ܕܟܪܐܢܐour commemorationnounroot ܕܟܪ ܘܬܙܝܝܚand processionnounalso celebrationroot ܙܝܚ ܠܠܒܬܘܠfor the Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܘܐܠܕܬand bearer (Mother) ofnounroot ܘܠܕ ܐܠܡܣܝܚal-Masīh (Christ)proper-nounroot ܡܣܚ

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.

On the Holy Altar, let there be remembrance of and praise for the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ.

Notes
This is a literal translation (except for the additional word ܘܬܙܝܝܚ) of a commemorative prayer said at the beginning of the mass according to the liturgy of the Church of the East: ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ; Ṭaksā, p. 11.
Context
Date 1744 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Above the Sanctuary gate, inside a panel
Dimensions 2.20m × 0.30m
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate, Sanctuary
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 82-83; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 127
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