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AA.03.06 HARRAK

Shrine of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, the fifth niche , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1940 copy or adaptation of an older relic box inscription
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܣܝܡܝܢare placedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܓܪ̈ܡܘ܊the bonesnounroot ܓܪܡ
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun
ܡܫܒܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ : ܨܠܘܬܗhis prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܥܡܢwith usprepositionroot ܥܡ

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) Here are placed the bones (3) of Holy Mōr Yūḥanōn (3) the glorious. May his prayer be with us.

Context
Location Detail Syriac Orthodox Church of the Upper Tāhira
Dimensions 0.55m × 0.40m
Material & Physical
Architecture Niche
Personal Names
Mōr Yūḥanōn
References
Harrak 2010, p.9 5; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 138
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