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FA.02.04 HARRAK

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

City of Takrit › Baghdad
Date
Possibly 9th century; see FA.02.03
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܟܠܚܕeveryone whopronounroot ܟܠ ܕܠܚܐwho effacesverbroot ܠܚܐ ܫܡـ[ܐ] ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܢܬܠܚܐmay be effacedverbroot ܠܚܐ ܫܡܗhis namenounroot ܫܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܣܦܪܐthe Booknounroot ܣܦܪ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ
ܘܢܐܬܝܢand may comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܥـ[ܠܘܗܝ] ܟܠܗܝܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐthe cursesnounroot ܠܘܛ ܕܐ[ܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐin the Scripturesnounroot ܟܬܒ ...]

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

(a) He who effaces this nam[e], may his name be effaced in the Book of Life; (b) may all the curses that [are in the Scriptures] come up[on him].

Context
Location Detail Room 4. Museum No.: IM 141669 (the same number is given by Iraqi archaeologists to inscription FA.01.5 below).
Dimensions 0.47m x 0.18m
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
References
Harrak 2010, p.630; Harrak 2001, p. 15, fig. 6
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