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AA.08.04 HARRAK

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

Old Mosul › Nineveh
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ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܐܓܠ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܢܐbuiltverbroot ܒܢܐ ܠܗhimpronoun ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܒܝܬܐً ܦܝinpreposition ܐܠܐܪܨ̇the earthnounroot ܐܪܨ ܦܡܢ ܐܪܐܕ ܐܢܗ
ܝܥܐܝܢ ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܦܝܐܬܝlet him comeverbroot ܐܬܝ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܒܝܬܗhis housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܐܓܠ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܐܡܩܐ
ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܟܗܢܬﹰ ܦܝinpreposition ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܗܝܟܠܗtemplealso sanctuaryroot ܗܝܟܠ ܢܨܠܝ ܘܪܐܗܡ! ܒܨܠܐܬܗ ܡܩܒܘܠܗ ܐܡـ[ܝܢ]

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.

(1) Because of this, the Lord built for himself a house on earth, and let he who wants to (2) see the Lord come to His house. For this reason, the Lord appointed (3) priests in His temple; let us pray after them! an acceptable prayer, am[en].

Context
Date 1744 along with the dated Royal Gate
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail On the window, to the left side of the Royal Gate.
Dimensions 1.40m × 0.80m
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate
References
Harrak 2010, p.130-131
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