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AA.12.04 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mār Tūmā; Above the main altar , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
Inscription A is definitely dated to 1848
Language
Garshuni
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Transcription
ܐܠܝܟ ܪܦܥܬ ܥܝܢܐܝ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܣܐܟܢ ܐܠܣܡܐthe heavennounroot ܣܡܘ ܟܡܬܠ ܥܝܘܢ ܐܠܥܒܝܕ
ܐܠܝtopreposition ܡܘܐܠܝܗܡ ܘܟܡܬܠ ܥܝܢܝeyeroot ܥܝܢ ܐܠܓܐܪܝܗ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܣܝܕܬܗܐ
ܟܕܠܟ ܐܥܝܢܢܐ ܐܠܝܟ ܐܝܗܐ ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܐܠܗܢܐour Godnoun ܚܬܝso thatconjunction ܬܪܚܡܢܐ
ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܪܒgreat onenounalso masterroot ܪܒ ܐܪܚܡlovealso mercy, have, compassionroot ܪܚܡ ܐܠܡܓܬܗܕ ܘܐܠܥܐܛܝ ܘܐܠܬܐܥܒ ܐܦܡܚ ܡܣ̄Christian (abbrev.)adjectiveroot ܡܣܚ

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) To you I lifted up my eyes O you who dwell in the heaven! Like the eyes of servants / toward their masters and like the eyes of the maid toward her mistress, (2) so are our eyes (turned) toward you, O Lord our God, so that you may have mercy on us. / Lord, have mercy on the diligent, generous, and weary one: 1848 of Christ (Arab.) 1848. B b a c d (a) With you we will overcome (b) our enemies (c) and on account of your name (d) we will trample our foes.

Context
Location Detail Above the main altar.
People & Roles
Peoples Arab
Material & Physical
Architecture Altar
References
Harrak 2010, p.151-152; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 174
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