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FA.02.06 HARRAK

The Site of Al-Chenīsā, room 4 on the floor , City of Takrit

City of Takrit › Baghdad
Date
Inscription is mostly in Estrangela and the shape of some letters, particularly the he and the taw a
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܪܝܟܬblessed (she)adjectiveroot ܒܪܟ [...] [...]
ܚܬܐsisternounroot ܐܚܐ ܥܠܝܡـ[ܬ]ܐ [...]
ܐ
ܡܚܬܡـ[ܐ]
ܕ]ܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ . [... ...
ܘܢܫ̈ܐand womennounroot ܢܫ ...

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) […] blessed she […] (2) […] young siste[r … (3) … (4) …] signe[d] (by the Cross?) (5) [… fear] of God […] and women [… 7) …].

Context
Location Detail Room 4 on the floor. Museum No.: IM 148012.
Material & Physical
Cross Signed by the Cross (?)
References
Harrak 2010, p.631; Harrak 2001, p. 15, fig. 7
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