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AE.01.11 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, façade, the north gate—gate of Sts Peter and Paul; around the frame on the three sides , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܬܪܥgatenounalso doorroot ܬܪܥ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܘܠgo inverbroot ܥܠܠ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܗܘ̇ ܡܪܐLordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡـܐ :
ܦܠܚworked onverbroot ܦܠܚ ܠܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܗܠܝܢthesedemonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܨܠܘܬܐthe prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܐܒܘfather ofnounroot ܐܒ ܣܠܡSālimproper-noun ܘܒܪܗܝܡand (I)brāhīmproper-noun ܐܚܐbrother (emphatic)nounroot ܐܚ ܕܝܠܗhispronoun ܒܝܨܝܦ̄
ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐof the monksnounroot ܕܝܪ ܥܝܣܐ‛Īsāproper-noun ܘܦܕܠܐܠܗand Fadl-Allāhproper-noun ܩ̈܏ܫܝ܏ ܐܒܘܢܨܪAbū-Nasrproper-noun ܘܒܗܢܡand Bihnāmproper-noun ܡ̈܏ܫܡ܏: ܘܬܐܘܡܐand Tūmāproper-noun ܘܡܚܒܘܒ:and Mahbūbproper-noun ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܢܚܣܐmay pardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܠܟܠto allnounroot ܟܠ
ܕܐ܏܏ܫܬ܏

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) This gate is the gate of mercy, inside which there is mercy. O sinner, Go in and ask for mercy from the Lord who is full of mercy. (2) Abū-Sālim and (I)brāhīm his brother worked on these gates of the bēt-slūtō through the care (3) of the monks ‛Īsā and Fadl-Allāh the priests, Abū-Nasr and Bihnām the deacons, Tūmā and Mahbūb. May God pardon every one (4) who participated.

Date Mid 13th Century
Language Garshuni
Script Estrangela with a few Serto letters, masterful hand
Location Detail Façade of the church, the north gate—gate of Sts Peter and Paul; around the frame on the three sides.
Builders Abu-Salim and Ibrahim worked on these gates
Professions Stonecutter; masons working on gates
Ecclesiastical Titles Monks, priests, deacons
Prayer Go in and ask for mercy from the Lord; bet-sluto place of prayer
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate of Sts Peter and Paul; bet-sluto place of prayer
Architecture Gates of the bet-sluto
Abu-Salim (I)brahim 'Isa Fadl-Allah Abu-Nasr Bihnam Tuma Mahbub
Harrak 2010, p.316-317
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