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AA.01.11 HARRAK

Originally from any of the four churches, but now in the Church of Mār Ēša‛iā storeroom , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1594 or more likely 1906
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
[ܪܘܣ ܥܠܝ]for meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܒܙܘܦܐwith hyssopnoun
[ܘܐܬܕܟـ]ܐ ܚܠܠܝܢܝwash meverbroot ܚܠܠ
[ܒܗin itpreposition ܘܡܢ]and fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܬܠܓܐsnownounroot ܬܠܓ
[ܐܚܘܪ]whiteradjectiveroot ܚܘܪ ܫـܐܨܘܢܬ

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.

English Translation

(1) [Purge me] with hyssop (2) [and I shall be clea]n; wash me (3a) [with it and I shall be (4a) whiter (3b) than] snow. The year one thousand nine–hundred and six.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.20m × 0.11m
Religion & Practice
Literature Biblical quotation (Psalm 51: purge me with hyssop)
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year one thousand nine hundred and six
References
Harrak 2010, p. 71-72
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