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AA.05.09 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Funerary chamber , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1849
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܣܓܐincreasealso multiply, great, beroot ܣܓܐ ܐܫܝܓܝܢܝ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܘܠܝ
ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܚܛܗܝ̈ ܕܟܢܝ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܡܛyear 1849numeral

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) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity (2) and cleanse me from my sins: (3) In the year 1849.

Context
Location Detail Funerary chamber.
Dimensions 0.20m deep, 0.40m wide, 0.25m high
Religion & Practice
Prayer Quotation of Ps 51:2 (wash me from my iniquity, cleanse me from my sins)
Material & Physical
Utensils & Utilities Stone urn once filled with holy water, placed at the church entrance
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 121-122
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