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FB.01.01 HARRAK

The Iraq Museum, the Islamic Gallery, but originally from 'Dayr al-Za'farān near Zāḵō', as the caption says. The 'Saffron Monastery' is the one located to the east of Mardin in modern Turkey, not far from Zāḵō , Baghdad

Baghdad › Baghdad
Date
Probably the Abbasid period
Period
Abbasid
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܠܢܝܗ̈ܘܢtheir (uncertain)

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
Location Detail The Islamic Gallery, but originally from “Dayr al-Za‛farān near Zākō,” as the caption says. The “Saffron Monastery” is the one located to the east of Mardin in modern Turkey, not far away from Zākō. Museum No.: IM 7164.
Dimensions 0.42m x 0.30m
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Dayr al-Za‛farān (Saffron Monastery) near Zākō
History & Context
Periods / Eras Probably the Abbasid period
References
Harrak 2010, p.641-642
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