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AE.01.05 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, Façade, the south and main gate leading to the inside of the church; below the Arabic inscription, along the frame of the gate on the three sides. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܬܪܥgatenounalso doorroot ܬܪܥ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܡ݂ܢ ܠܓܘinsideprepositionroot ܓܘ ܛܥܝ݂ܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܕܥ̇ܐܠwho entersverbroot ܥܠܠ ܛܥܝ݂ܢ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩwho comes outverbroot ܢܦܩ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܐܢifconjunctionroot ܐܢ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܛܥܝ݂ܢ
ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܡ̇ܪܕܐ ܕ̈ܡܥܐ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܡ̇ܫܟܚfindsverbroot ܫܟܚ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܫܘܒܩܢforgivenessnounalso remissionroot ܫܒܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ.
ܒܗܝܡ̄ܢin faithnounroot ܗܝܡܢ ܐܘOparticle ܐܚ̈ܝ ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ.who participatedverbroot ܫܘܬܦ ܐܢifconjunctionroot ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐin wordnounroot ܡܠܠ ܘܐܢand whetherconjunction ܒܥܒܕܐ:in deednounroot ܥܒܕ ܐܡܝܢ:amenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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) (This) gate is the gate of mercy, which bears mercy in the inside. The one who enters (it) is full of sins, but the one who comes out (of it) is full of mercy. But if the one who has (2) sins does not shed tears, he would not find mercy or forgiveness of sins. (3) My Brothers, pray in faith for everyone who participated, whether in word or in deed, amen.

Context
Location Detail Façade of the church, the south and main gate leading to the inside of the church; below the Arabic inscription, along the frame of the gate on the three sides.
Dimensions 2.30m x 1.25m; with lintels 3.70m x 2.30m
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Balai
Religion & Practice
Prayer Appeal to pray in faith for participants
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate leading inside the church
Literature Metrical poem on the gate of mercy
Material & Physical
Architecture Church façade gate with lintels
Cross Ornamental cross panel near the right frame
References
Harrak 2010, p.311-312
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