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T.AA.01.01 TALAY

Qasrōk, Mōr Šemʿūn d'Zayte Syrian Orthodox Church

› Al-Hasakah
Date
1796 AD
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܘܠgo inverbroot ܥܠܠ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ
ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܟyour Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ: ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܒܩܙyear 2107numeral ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ

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) This gate is full of mercy, inside of which there is mercy. O sinner, go in and (2) ask for mercy from your Lord who is full of mercy. It was renovated in the year 2107 of Greece.

Context
Location Detail Church yard
Dimensions 3m × 20cm
Poetic Metre Metre of St Ephrem
Religion & Practice
Prayer Appeal for mercy from the Lord; sinner urged to ask mercy
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate full of mercy, renovated
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 2107 of Greece (Seleucid era)
References
Talay 2003, p. 82; Material: Basalt
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