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FC.01.01 HARRAK

Kōḵē, upper church, below the floor of the sanctuary , Ctesiphon

Ctesiphon › Baghdad
Date
Before the 9th century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܘܐܡܪand sayverbroot ܐܡܪ ܠܝto mepronoun ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܢܘܣܝܐthe trialnoun ܕܩܢܝܐof Reedsnounroot ܩܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕaloneadverbalso onlyroot ܚܕ
ܩܢܝܐthe stylusnounroot ܩܢܐ ܥܕܡܐuntilpreposition ܘܐܡܪand sayverbroot ܐܡܪ
ܐܠܗܗhis Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡof Abrahamproper-noun
ܐܠܗܗhis Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩof Isaac (Ishōq)proper-noun
ܘܐܠܗ]ܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒof Ya'qōbproper-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) And the Lord said to me […] (2) The trial of the stylus alone (3) […trial?] of the stylus, until! and he said (4) God of Abraham, (5) God of Isaac (6) [and God] of Jacob.

Context
Location Detail Kōkē, upper church, below the floor of the sanctuary. Museum No.: No museum number.
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Kōkē, upper church, below the floor of the sanctuary
Literature Scribal trial of the stylus quoting the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Personal Names
Abraham Isaac Jacob
References
Harrak 2010, p.643; Kröger 1982, p. 82, Tafel 12:1 (photo); Hunter 1997, p. 361-367 (editio princeps); Cassis 2002, p. 65-66 (photo, new edition)
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