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AA.02.16 HARRAK

Inside the church at the back, near the remains of the ancient bema , 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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ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܓܓܘܠܬܐGolgothaproper-noun ܚܙܬܗsaw himverbroot ܚܙܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐof Christnounroot ܡܫܚ
ܘܒܪܟܬand she kneltverbroot ܒܪܟ ܘܣܓܕܬand worshippedverbroot ܣܓܕ ܠܗhimpronoun ܘܦܪܥܬand renderedverbroot ܦܪܥ ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܠܫܠܘܚܗto the One who sent himnounroot ܫܠܚ
ܦܛܪܘܣPatrōs (Peter)proper-noun ܘܦܘܠܘܣand Paulproper-noun ܘܡܬܝand Mattīproper-noun ܘܡܪܩܘܣMarkroot ܡܪܩܘܣ ܘܠܘܩܐLukeroot ܠܘܩܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢand Yōḥannān (John)proper-noun
ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢtheir prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܬܗܘܐmay it beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܫܘܪܐa wallnounroot ܫܘܪ ܠܢܦܫ̈ܬܢ ܗܫܐnowadverb ܘܒܟܠܥܕܢ

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.

A
(1a) On the top of Golgotha, (1b) the Church saw (1c) Christ. (2a) She knelt down and worshipped (2b) him, rendering glory (2c) to the One who sent him.

B
(2a) The prayer of (1a) Peter, Paul, (1b) Matthew, Mark, (1c) Luke and John (2a), may it be (2b) a wall for our souls, (2c) now and at all times.

Context
Date Before 1744
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra (al-Tahira al-Kubra)
Dimensions Each stand is triple-sided, and each side is 0.30m wide
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Bema stands
Material & Physical
Architecture Bema
Personal Names
Peter Paul Matthew Mark Luke John
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 86-87; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 130
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