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AE.01.24 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, near the left post of the gate , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ <ܒܪ> ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܕܢܝܐܠDaniel (Doniel)proper-noun ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ

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.

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, near the left post of the gate.
People & Roles
Abbots Mor Bar-Sohde, Abbot of the Monastery of Mar Matta
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Monastery of Mar Matta; Hanging Monastery on Jabal Butman
Churches & Shrines Named After Shrine dedicated to St Sarah; Holy of Holies
Material & Physical
Architecture Frame of two intertwined serpents forming twenty-one false niches
Cross Niches decorated with crosses
Reliefs Reliefs of monastic personalities of the past
Animals & Birds Two serpents intertwined
History & Context
Violence Mor Bar-Sohde martyred in 486
Personal Names
Mor Bar-Sohde Mor Doniel
References
Harrak 2010, p.327-328
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