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AA.14.03 HARRAK

The Mosul Cultural Museum; Unknown; museum number unavailable , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
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ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܘܠܘ]go inverbroot ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܥܘprayverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܪܐLordnounroot ܡܪܐ [ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ]

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.

[This gate is full of mercy inside which there is mercy. Go in] sinners (and) ask for mercy from that Lord [who is full of mercy].

Context
Date With its crude calligraphy, any date after the 15th to the 18th centuries is possible
Language Syriac
Script Mixture of Estrangelo and Serto
Location Detail Unknown; museum number unavailable.
Dimensions 0.59m × 0.49m
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate
References
Harrak 2010, p.173
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