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AA.08.03 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic ‘Old Tāhira’ Church; On the window, to the right side of the Royal Gate , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1744 along with the dated
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܟܠܝܘܡevery dayadverbroot ܝܘܡ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗto the housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܘܣܓܘܕand prostrate!verbroot ܣܓܕ ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ
ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܘܢܫܩkissroot ܢܫܩ ܠܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ
ܘܨܠܐand pray!verbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܒܫܡܝܐwho is in heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܢܥܘܠmay enterverbroot ܥܠ ܠܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܢܣܓܘܕworshipalso homage, payroot ܣܓܕ ܠܟܘܫܐ! ܕܪܓܠܘ
ܗܝshepronounalso itroot ܗܘ

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

(1a) Go into the house of the Lord every day and prostrate yourself before (2a) the sublime (1b) altar; (2) kiss the living cross (3) and pray the Lord's Prayer. Let us go into his abode and pay homage to his footstep.

Context
Location Detail On the window, to the right side of the Royal Gate.
Dimensions 1.40m × 0.80m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Lord's Prayer
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate
References
Harrak 2010, p.130; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 161
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