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AD.03.01 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Sergius and Bacchus; The entrance to the church from the courtyard, the men’s door , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܛܥܝ݂ܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܥܘܠgo inverbroot ܥܠܠ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܟyour Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ
ܪ̈ܚܡܐ܀ ܬܪܥܟdooralso gate, portalroot ܬܪܥ ܬܪܥgatenounalso doorroot ܬܪܥ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ + ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ܀ ܕܥܿܐܠ [ܛܥܝ݂ܢ
ܚܘ̈ܒܐ] ܕܢܿܦܩ ܫܩܝܠtake upalso bearroot ܫܩܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ܀ ܐܢifconjunctionroot ܐܢ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܛܥܝ݂ܢ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܘandconjunctionroot ܘ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܡ̇ܪܕܐ ܕ̈ܡܥܐ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ [ܡ̇ܫܟܚfindsverbroot ܫܟܚ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܫܘܒܩܢforgivenessnounalso remissionroot ܫܒܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ]

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) This gate is full of mercy and carries mercy through it. Go in, sinner, ask for mercy from your Lord who is full of mercy. (2) Your gate is the gate of mercy, Jesus full of mercy. The one who enters (it) [carries (3) sins] but the one who leaves it carries mercy. But if he carries sins and does not shed tears, [he would not find mercy and forgiveness of sins]. B (Garsh.) 256 (3) (1) :D37 !*3\ ‫ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻤﻭﺼل‬ (2) (1) This gate was endowed by ‛Abdāl son of Yēšū‛ / ‛Īsā son of Safar, and Bākōs son of Habsūn. (2) These gates were executed by Ēša‛iā and Tōmā— (Arab.) from Mosul—(3), Ya‛qūb and Deacon Ibrāhīm.

Context
Date 1744; this date is mentioned in the inscription on the sanctuary’s gate
Language Syriac and Garshuni
Script Serto
Location Detail The entrance to the church from the courtyard, the men’s door.
Dimensions Ca. 1.50m x ca. 0.50m
Poetic Metre Metrical following the metre of St
People & Roles
Peoples Arab
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate
Personal Names
‛Abdāl Yēšū‛ ‛Īsā Safar Bākōs Habs∗ūn Ēša‛iā Tōmā Ya‛qūb Ibrāhīm
References
Harrak 2010, p.257-258
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