Back to Collection
FA.02.03 HARRAK

he Site of Al-Chenīsā, room 4 , City of Takrit

City of Takrit › Baghdad
Date
The tāw and ōlaf tilting toward the right side, the tāw not ligatured with mīm and nūn, and the slig
Language
Syriac
No image available
Transcription
ܟܠܚـ]ܕ ܕܠܚܐwho effacesverbroot ܠܚܐ ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܢܬܠܚܐmay be effacedverbroot ܠܚܐ ܫܡܗhis namenounroot ܫܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܣܦܪܐthe Booknounroot ܣܦܪ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܬܝܢmay comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܥـ[ܠܘܗܝ] ܟܠܗܝܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐthe cursesnounroot ܠܘܛ ܕܐ[ܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ]in the Scripturesnounroot ܟܬܒ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܝـ]ܗܘܕܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܘܢܐܡܪand let him sayverbroot ܐܡܪ ܟܠܗthe entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܥـ[ܡܐ ܐ]ܡܝܢ ܘܬܗܘܐand let there beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܡܢܬܗhis sharenounroot ܡܢܐ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܕܩܐܢof Cainproper-noun ܗ[ܘ ܕ]ܩܛܠ ܐ[ܚܘܗܝ ܗܒܝܠ]Habilproper-noun

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) He wh]o effaces this name, may his name be effaced in the Book of Life, may all the curses that [are in the Scriptures (2a) concerning Ju]das the traitor (1 centre) come upo[n him], (2b) and may the entire nation say Amen. May his share be with that of Cain, w[ho] killed h[is brother Abel].

Context
Location Detail Room 4. Museum No: IM 141766.
Dimensions 0.34m x 0.19m
People & Roles
Book of Life May his name be effaced in the Book of Life
Religion & Practice
Curses Curse formula against one who effaces the name
Literature Curses in the Scriptures; Judas the traitor; Cain killed Abel
Personal Names
Judas Cain Abel
References
Harrak 2010, p.629; Harrak 2001, p. 14, fig. 4
Support the Archive

Help Preserve
Endangered Inscriptions

Many of the sites documented in this archive have since been damaged or destroyed. Your support enables ongoing fieldwork, digitization, and scholarly publication.

Donate to the Project Contact the Team
Full image