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AE.01.09 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, façade, the south and main gate on both sides of the gate’s posts from the inside. , Al-Kidr

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

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) Open to me the gates (2) of righteousness (3) that I may enter through them
B
(1) and praise the Lord. (2) Lord our God (3) make us shine and hea[l our illnesses].

Context
Location Detail Façade of the church, the south and main gate leading inside the church, on both sides of the gate’s posts from the inside.
Dimensions 0.24m x 0.24m
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Psalm quotation
Healing Plea to heal our illnesses
Prayer Ps 118:19-20, gates of righteousness
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate's posts inside the church
References
Harrak 2010, p.315
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