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AA.17.08 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Gīwargīs; In a room inside the living quarters of the monks, and around inscription AA.17.06 , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
Probably as late as the 1950s
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢblessed are theynounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܡܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܒܝܬܟ:
ܢܫܒܚܘܢܟ ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ
ܡܐwhenparticle ܛܒgoodadjectiveroot ܛܒ ܘܡܐand whenconjunction ܫܦܝܪis nobleadjectiveroot ܫܦܪ
ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܚܟܡܬܐwisdomnounroot ܚܟܡ
ܛܘܒܘܗܝblessed is henounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܡܢto him whopronoun ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ ܐܢܬyou (m.sg.)pronounroot ܐܢܬ ܒܗin itpreposition
ܘܡܩܪܒand you bring nearverbroot ܩܪܒ ܐܢ̄ܬ ܠܗhimpronoun ܕܢܥܡܪthat he may dwellverbroot ܥܡܪ ܒܒܝܬܟ
ܠܐܚ̈ܐthe Fraternitynounroot ܐܚ ܡܐwhenparticle ܕܥܡܪܝܢwho dwellverbroot ܥܡܪ ܐܟܚܕܐas onealso togetherroot ܐܟܘܬ
ܕܚܠܬܗthe fear ofnounroot ܕܚܠ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ

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

(1-2) Blessed are the ones, who reside in your house, (2) they will praise you forever. B (1-2) Blessed is the one in whom you have desire (2) and whom you bring near to live in your abode. A-B lines 3 How good and beautiful for brothers to live together. A-B lines 4 181 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God.

Religion & Practice
Literature Biblical Psalm quotations (Ps 83; 64; 131; 102)
References
Harrak 2010, p.183-184; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 253
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