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AE.01.21 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, the very top of the gate. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܢܡܠܟmay reignverbroot ܡܠܟ ܒܗin itpreposition ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܡܬܩܢܐmake firmverbroot ܬܩܢ ܠܡܘܬܒܟyour dwelling placenounroot ܝܬܒ ܥܒܕܬshe/you madeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܡܩܕܫܟyour sanctuarynounroot ܩܕܫ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܬܩܢܝܗܝmake it firmverbroot ܬܩܢ ܒܐܝܕܝ̈ܟwith your handsnounroot ܐܝܕ
ܦܬܚopenverbroot ܦܬܚ ܠܝto mepronoun ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܙܕܝ݂ܩܘ݂ܬܐ ܕܐܥܘܠthat I may enterverbroot ܥܠܠ ܒܗܘܢthrough thempronoun ܘܐܘܕܐand thankverbroot ܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ.the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܗ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܙܕܝ̈ܩܐthat the righteousnounroot ܙܕܩ ܥ̇ܠܝܢshall enterverbroot ܥܠܠ ܒܗin itpreposition

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) Lord, you made your sanctuary a place for your dwelling, so O Lord, make it firm with your hands. May the Lord reign in it forever. (2) Open to me the gates of righteousness that I may enter through them to thank the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, through which the righteous shall enter.

Context
Date Mid 13th Century
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, the very top of the gate.
Dimensions 4.0m x 2.70m
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Creed carved around the gate frame
Christology The Creed surrounds the frame of the gate
Prayer Prayer that the Lord make the sanctuary firm and reign in it forever
Shrines Shrine of Saint Sarah
Churches & Shrines Named After Second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah
Material & Physical
Architecture Very ornamental gate, 4m high
References
Harrak 2010, p.324-325
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