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AA.05.01 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Inside the church, around three walls, just below the ceiling , Mosul

Mosul Nineveh
Date
1904
Language
Syriac
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ܡܥܝ̈ܢAG.01.01D

(1-2) How lovely are your dwelling places B: (1) O Lord of hosts! C: (2) My soul B: (2) longs for C: (1) and leans over D: (1-2) the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh (...).

Location Detail Inside the church, around its three walls, just below the ceiling.
Churches & Shrines Named After Decorative inscribed panels running along three walls of the church
Architecture Panels set between the corbelled ceiling and the arches, with floral designs
Harrak 2010, pp. 114-115; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 148
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