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AD.07.01 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Yūhanōn of Dailam or M/Nuqurtāyā, ruins of Monastery. , 3 km north of Qaraqōš

3 km north of Qaraqōš Nineveh
ܡܠܝܐfulladjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܐ

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.

(B)
A
(1-3) [… ] full of mercy […]
B […] in it there is mercy. [Sinner,] go in [and ask for mercy from your Lord who is full of mercy].
(1-5) This house is full of mercy, pouring out mercy at all times. Come, sinners, ask for mercy, from the Lord who is full of mercy. Father, who are full of forgiveness—a see of mercy and compassion: Accept this gift (=church) that we are offering today. Confirm her feasts and festivals, bless her months and weeks. (6-10) Protect her young and old ones, and her children as well, through the prayer of her good ones. May your mercy be a wall for us—a refuge and a protection, So that we may be worthy of the true light and the holy ones—children of light. My Lord: Open the gate of your Kingdom to those who perform work in your vineyard (11-12) so as to be satiated with the abundance that is in your house and take a seat at your banquet.
AD.08 Private Houses
Qaraqōš owns a house which contains Syriac inscriptions and artwork. It is the house of the late Deacon Raffō ‛Atallāh, a Syriac poet whom we encountered with regard to an inscription which he claimed to have seen in the monastery of Yūhanōn of Dailam; see AD.07.01 notes. In his house, built in the 1960s, he proved to be an artist who painted on the walls of one room tapestry-like designs, including a horoscope, all filled with Syriac inscriptions (AD.08.01 and AD.08.02). This art is unique in this Corpus, and although it is recent, the artist may have consulted Syriac manuscripts for his project. Horoscopes are attested in Syriac manuscripts, Add. 14.478 dated to the year 622 being a case in point; see Leroy 1964, vol. 2 (Album), p. 159 fig. 1, and vol. 1, p. 419-420 (discussion).

Date Probably 18th Century
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela and Serto
Location Detail In the ruins of the monastery.
Dimensions 0.75m x 0.84m (A), 0.65m x 0.51m (B)
Professions Deacon
Prayer Appeal for mercy and forgiveness from the Lord
Feasts & Commemorations Her feasts and festivals, months and weeks
Churches & Shrines Named After The church and its sanctuary; the house offered as a gift
Architecture Decorated gate leading to the sanctuary of the church; floral designs
Raffō ‛Atallāh
Harrak 2010, p.296-298; Preusser 1911, pl. 21
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