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AE.01.10 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, façade, the north gate—gate of Saints Peter and Paul, the top inscription. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
ܫܠܡܐpeacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܥܡܟwith youprepositionroot ܥܡ ܐܘOparticle ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܒܪܝܟܐ:blessedadjectiveroot ܒܪܟ ܫܠܡܐpeacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܥܡܟwith youprepositionroot ܥܡ ܘܥܡand withprepositionroot ܥܡ ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܣܪܐSārahproper-noun ܚܬܟ:your sisternounroot ܐܚܐ
ܛܘܒܝܟblessed are younounroot ܛܘܒ ܕܐܝܬܝܟfor you areverbroot ܐܝܬ ܣܝܡܬtreasure ofnounroot ܣܝܡ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܠܐܝܢܐfor he whopronoun ܕܣܢܝ݂ܩ: ܦܬܚopenverbroot ܦܬܚ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ <ܓܙܟ> ܘܡܢܟand from youprepositionroot ܡܢ ܢܥܬܪܘܢmay enrich themselvesverbroot ܥܬܪ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܚܣܝܪ̈ܐ:the needyadjectiveroot ܚܣܪ ܠܡܐܢܐhavennounroot ܠܡܐܢ ܐܝܬܝܟyou areverbroot ܐܝܬ
ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܚܢܢܐcompassionateadjectiveroot ܚܢܢ ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ:helpnounroot ܥܕܪ ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܬ̇ܐwho comesverbroot ܐܬܐ ܢܕܘܫwe will trampleverbroot ܕܘܫ ܐܣܟܘܦܬܟyour thresholdnounroot ܣܟܦ ܫܝܢܐpeacenounroot ܫܝܢ ܢܫܟܚ:will findverbroot ܫܟܚ ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܘܐܫܬܘܬܦand participatedverbroot ܫܘܬܦ ܐܢܬܬܗthe wife ofnounroot ܐܢܬ ܕܡܩܕܪof Muqaddarproper-noun

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) Peace be with you, O Mōr Behnam, blessed martyr; peace be with you and with holy Sārah, your sister. (2) Blessed are you for you are the treasure of life for he who is in need; open your treas<ury> so that from you all the needy may enrich themselves. You are the haven (3) full of compassion and every help; he who comes and steps over your threshold will find peace. The wife of Muqaddar financed and participated.

Context
Date Mid 13th Century
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela, masterful hand
Location Detail The façade of the church, the north gate—gate of Saints Peter and Paul, the top inscription.
Dimensions Gate: 3.70m x 2.30m. Distance from south gate: 4.40m.
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Jacob
People & Roles
Benefactors The wife of Muqaddar financed and participated
Religion & Practice
Prayer Peace be with you, O Mor Behnam
Relics Mor Behnam blessed martyr and holy Sarah
Monasteries Associated with Mar Behnam
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate of Saints Peter and Paul on the church facade
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate decorated with sculptured stones
Personal Names
Mor Behnam Sarah The wife of Muqaddar
References
Harrak 2010, p.316
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