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AE.01.07 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, Corridor; The south and main gate leading inside the church, below the reliefs of the two crouched lions, beginning with the one on the left side. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܦܬܚopenverbroot ܦܬܚ ܠܝto mepronoun ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘof righteousnessnounroot ܙܕܩ
ܕܐܥܘܠthat I may enterverbroot ܥܠܠ ܒܗܘܢthrough thempronoun ܘܐܘܕܐand thankverbroot ܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐthe 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

(A) Open to me the gate of righteousness (B) that I may enter through them and thank the Lord.

Context
Location Detail Corridor; The south and main gate leading inside the church, below the reliefs of the two crouched lions, beginning with the one on the left side.
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Psalm quotation
Prayer Ps 118:19-20, gate of righteousness
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate leading inside the church
Material & Physical
Reliefs Two crouched lions
References
Harrak 2010, p.313
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