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FA.01.05 HARRAK

The Citadel of Takrit, citadel , City of Takrit

City of Takrit Baghdad
Date
The script suggests the 8th or 9th century. Notice the archaic šīn and ōlaf, and the unusual ligatur
Language
Syriac
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ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܕ[ܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐthe good oneadjectiveroot ܛܒ ܘܡܩܒܠܐ]and acceptableadjectiveroot ܩܒܠ
ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܠـ[... ... ܒܪܬ]daughter ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܡܪܝܒܟܘܣMor-Bakosproper-noun [...]
ܥܫܝܘܝ [...]
ܢܦܩܬthe expensenounalso the costroot ܢܦܩ ܘ[ܫܢܝܬ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐ]this (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܠܘܬtoprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܡܪܗhis Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ [ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ... ...]

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.

(1-3) Let there be a go[od and acceptable memor]y before God for x[…daughter of] Mōr-Bākōs [… ] (4-6) xxx She left and [departed from this world] to her Lord [in the year …].

Location Detail Citadel. Museum No.: IM 148010.
Dimensions 0.115m x 0.94m
Prayer Funerary memorial prayer before God
Mōr-Bākōs
Harrak 2010, p.611; Harrak 2001, p. 25 and fig. 24
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