{"slug":"dsc-56","id":"syriac:dsc:dsc-56","title":"On Palm Sunday","author":"Narsai","genre":"other","date":"Second half of the fifth century CE","tradition":"syriac","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T04:53:46Z","cost_usd":0.008725},"source":{"registry_id":"syriac:dsc:dsc-56","work_id":"dsc-56","edition":"syriac","language":"","license":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"},"stats":{"passages":13,"english_words":3668,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":72,"commentary_kinds":8,"derived_notes":2,"ambiguities":22,"work_notes":4,"external_links":5,"timeline":5},"summary":{"work":"dsc-56","abstract":"Narsai's memrā for Palm Sunday is a metrical homily composed in Syriac for the liturgy of the East Syriac Church, likely at the School of Nisibis in the late fifth century. The text celebrates Christ's entry into Jerusalem, drawing on Old Testament prophecies and typological interpretation. It survives in manuscripts from the ninth–tenth century onward, with scribal variants indicating later liturgical adaptation. The homily was incorporated into the East Syriac festal cycle and cited in later hymn collections, reflecting its enduring liturgical role. The edition lacks a full critical apparatus, and variant readings from later manuscripts are not systematically recorded.","historical_context":"Narsai (d. ca. 503) was a leading theologian and poet of the Church of the East, active at the School of Nisibis, a major center of Syriac Christian learning in the Sasanian Empire. This memrā was composed for the liturgy of Palm Sunday (Hosannas) in the late fifth century, a period when the East Syriac tradition was developing its festal homiletic cycle. The text survives in multiple manuscripts, the earliest from the ninth–tenth century, suggesting continuous copying and use. Scribal variants in liturgical rubrics indicate adaptation for later East Syriac practice. The homily's incorporation into later hymn collections shows its lasting significance in the festal liturgy. The work reflects Narsai's Christological emphasis, echoing Nicene language, and his typological reading of Scripture, common in Syriac exegesis.","significance":"This memrā is a key witness to the development of the East Syriac liturgical tradition for Palm Sunday and to Narsai's homiletic style. It illustrates the integration of Nicene Christology into Syriac festal preaching and the typological interpretation of Christ's entry. Its survival in multiple manuscripts and citation in later collections demonstrate its enduring authority and use in the Church of the East.","timeline":[{"date":"Late 5th c.","event":"Narsai composes the memrā for Palm Sunday at the School of Nisibis."},{"date":"ca. 503","event":"Death of Narsai."},{"date":"9th–10th c.","event":"Earliest surviving manuscript witness of the memrā."},{"date":"Post-10th c.","event":"Scribal variants in liturgical rubrics indicate adaptation for later East Syriac usage."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"The memrā is incorporated into East Syriac hymn collections and festal cycles."}],"relations":[{"work":"Nicene Creed","relation":"Echoed in Christological language ('Son, from the mouth of the begetters')","key":"wikipedia:Nicene Creed","label":"Wikipedia: Nicene Creed","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed"},{"work":"Old Testament prophetic books","relation":"Cited as 'books of truth' witnessing to Christ's coming","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Gospel accounts of Palm Sunday (e.g., Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, John 12)","relation":"Provides the biblical narrative for the homily","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"East Syriac liturgical tradition","relation":"The memrā was incorporated into the festal cycle for Palm Sunday","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Narsai","label":"Narsai","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narsai","reason":"Biographical context for the author"},{"key":"wikipedia:Church of the East","label":"Church of the East","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_East","reason":"Religious community of composition and use"},{"key":"wikipedia:School of Nisibis","label":"School of Nisibis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Nisibis","reason":"Institutional setting for the work"},{"key":"wikipedia:Palm Sunday","label":"Palm Sunday","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday","reason":"Liturgical occasion of the memrā"},{"key":"wikipedia:Syriac Christianity","label":"Syriac Christianity","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_Christianity","reason":"Broader tradition of the text"}],"cautions":["The dating of the memrā to the late fifth century relies on internal references and Narsai's known period of activity; no external contemporary witness confirms the date.","The earliest manuscript witness is from the 9th–10th century, leaving a gap of several centuries in the textual tradition.","Scribal variants in liturgical rubrics suggest later adaptation, but the extent of alteration to the original text is uncertain.","The edition does not include a critical apparatus for all manuscript witnesses; variant readings from later East Syriac liturgical manuscripts are not systematically recorded."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000485,"generated":"2026-11-15T01:50:41Z"},"checks":{"work":"dsc-56","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":13,"translated":13,"commentary_passages":13,"commentary_units":72,"english_words":3668,"source_letters":12086,"commentary_kinds":8},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Narsai (d. ca. 503) likely composed this memrā for the liturgy of Palm Sunday in the School of Nisibis. The dating rests on internal references to the feast and Narsai’s known period of activity.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Syriac text survives in multiple manuscripts, but the earliest witness is from the 9th–10th century. Scribal variants in liturgical rubrics suggest adaptation for later usage.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This memrā was incorporated into the East Syriac liturgical tradition for Palm Sunday and is cited in later hymn collections, indicating its enduring role in the festal cycle.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The edition does not include a critical apparatus for all manuscript witnesses; variant readings from later East Syriac liturgical manuscripts are not systematically recorded.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: other in classical Syriac; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 13 narrative."},{"kind":"caution","severity":"caution","text":"2 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: syriac — CC BY 4.0"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":13},"term_index":[],"citations":{"ed:dsc-56":{"label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ\n܀ ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܟܐ܀ ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ܀ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܟܲܕܼ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕܼ ܘܠܵܚܸ̇ܡ ܠܐܘܿܫܲܥ̈ܢܹܐ܀ ܥܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ܀ ܒܪܵܐ ܕܐܸܬܼܩܲܠܲܣ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܘܼܡ ܝܲܠܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܝܸܠ ܠܕܠܲܢ ܕܲܢܩܲܒܿܠܵܟ ܒܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ܀ ܐܲܚܲܝ̈ ܀ :ܨܡܚܵܐ ܫܒܼܝܼܚܵܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܒܼܵܐ\n:ܒܪܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܛܠܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܵܠܘܿܕܹܗ\n:ܡܸܠܬܹܗ ܕܐܲܒܼܵܐ ܡܬܡܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ\nܕܐܝܵܬܼܘܗܝ ܡܡܬܩܡ ܥܲܡ ܐܒܼܘܼܗܝ. :ܕܢ̣ܚ ܐܝܟ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܒܐܢܫܘܬܿܢ\nܘܲܡܠܹܐ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ. :ܘܲܛܠܸܩ ܘܐܵܘܦܝܼ ܚܸܫܘܟܼܵܐ\nܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܠܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ. :ܘܟܲܕ ܠܵܐ ܡܲܨܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܕܬܸܚܙܝܘܗܝ\nܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܘܲܬܼܚܘܪ ܒܟܝܼܵܢܹܗ. :ܒܪܹܫܝܵܬܐ ܕܲܠܒܸܫ ܡܸܢܲܢ\nܚܲܦܝܼ ܙܝܼܘܵܐ ܕܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܫܘܼܒܚܹܗ ܚܵܘܝܼ ܠܲܥܒܼܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ\nܠܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܟܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܟܣܝܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܘܚܹܝܠ ܡܵܪܘܬܹܗ ܐܵܘܕܲܥ ܠܲܢ\nܠܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܣܵܟܼܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܬܼܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܢܲܚܬܐ ܕܦܲܓܼܪܢ ܠܒܸܫ ܚܘܼܒܹܿܗ\nܡܸܠܬܹܗ ܕܐܲܒܼܵܐ ܘܥܲܡ݂ܲܪ ܒܗ. :ܘܬܲܪܓܼܵܡ ܒܐܝܼܕܹܗ ܠܲܡܠܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ\nܚܹܝܠ ܒܘܼܕܵܩܵܐ ܕܚܟܼܡ̈ܬܗ. :ܟܢܵܪܵܐ ܕܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܠܲܠܝܐ\nܪܟܸܿܒ ܚܘܼܒܹܿܗ ܠܓܸܠܝܵܢܹܗ. :ܕܲܢܚܲܕܹܐ ܒܲܙܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܬܗ\nܠܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܢܹܐ ܘܠܦܓܼܪܵܢܐ. :ܒܡܸܢܝ̈ ܦܲܓܼܪܐ ܡܵܝܘܿܬܼܵܐ\nܢܩ̣ܫ ܨܒܼܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܟܲܣܝܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܘܲܬܼܗܲܪܘ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܠܐܟܼ̈ܐ\nܒܲܝܕܼ ܚܲܠܝܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܩܝܼܢ̈ܬܹܗ. :ܒܲܨܠܸܡ ܨܲܠܡܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܬܼܘܼܬܹܗ\nܝܲܩܪܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܒܝܲܕܼ ܚܘܼܒܹܿܗ. :ܘܒܼܐܝܕܹܿܗ ܐܲܦܨܲܚ ܠܲܒܼܪܝܼܵܬܐ\nܟܲܕܼܡܝܪܐ ܗ̣ܘܵܬܼ ܒܲܚܛܝܵܬܐ. :ܒܵܥܵܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܕܐܹܢ̈ܫܐ ܐܬܿܕܠܚ\nܫܲܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܟܼܠܵܗ̇ ܥܵܡܲܪܬܐ. :ܘܲܫܪ̣ܵܐ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ ܒܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ\nܕܲܢܫܲܝܸܢ ܒܹܗ ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܐ. :ܐܪܵܙܵܐ ܟܲܣܝܵܐ ܕܕܼܘܼܡܪܵܐ\nܐܸܬ̣ܵܐ ܠܓܸܠܝܵܐ ܒܲܚܢܵܢܹܗ.","english":"Of the Hosannas\nHomily 21. Of the Hosannas. It is his, when it is his, the homily of twenty-one, and it is fitting for the Hosannas. Beginning: The Son, from the mouth of the begetters, strengthened the one who is before you in the Hosannas. My brethren.\n\nA glorious shoot from the Father,\na Son not separated from his begetter.\nThe eternal Word of the Father,\nwhose essence is established with his Father.\nHe shone like the sun in his divinity,\nand filled the world with his glory.\nHe extinguished and caused darkness to vanish\nfrom the rays of his praise.\nAnd when the eye was unable to behold him,\nit grew dark and became troubled at his nature.\nFrom the beginnings he put on from them,\ncovering the radiance of his greatness.\nHis glory he showed to creatures,\nnot the nature of his concealment.\nAnd the power of his lordship he made known to us,\nnot the limit of his essence.\nThe garment of the body he put on through love,\nthe Word of the Father, and dwelt in it.\nAnd he interpreted by his hand to the mute,\nthe power of the knowledge of his wisdom.\nThe vessel of flesh for the silent one,\nlove mounted for his revelation.\nTo gladden by his melodies\nboth spirits and bodies.\nWith mortal bodies\nhe bound the will of his concealment.\nAnd angels and men marvelled\nat the sweetness of his utterances.\nHe imprinted the image of his essence,\nhis weight from all by means of love.\nAnd by her he gladdened the creatures,\nwhen she was embittered by sins.\nThe wickedness of men was disturbed,\nthe ruler of the whole inhabited world.\nAnd his glory dwelt in a human,\nthat he might rule by it over creatures.\nThe hidden mystery of wonder\ncame to revelation in his incarnation.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ","severity":"info","text":"The superscription 'Of the Hosannas' and the numbering 'Homily 21' identify this as the twenty-first metrical homily in Narsai's cycle for Palm Sunday (Hosannas).","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ܡܸܠܬܹܗ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac term 'Mellṯeh' (Word) is a key Christological term, referring to the divine Logos, the second person of the Trinity, central to Narsai's Antiochene theology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Narsai (d. ca. 500) was a leading theologian of the Church of the East, known for his poetic homilies (memre) that expound Christological doctrine, often emphasizing the distinction of natures in Christ.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܪܵܐ ܕܐܸܬܼܩܲܠܲܣ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܘܼܡ ܝܲܠܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Son, from the mouth of the begetters' echoes the Nicene Creed's language of the Son being 'begotten, not made' from the Father, a foundational Christological statement.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This homily is part of the East Syriac liturgical tradition for Palm Sunday, where Narsai's memre were read or chanted, shaping the community's understanding of the incarnation and the feast.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Syriac text contains some orthographic inconsistencies (e.g., ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ vs. ܐܘܿܫܲܥ̈ܢܹܐ) which may reflect scribal variation; the reading follows the edition's normalization."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":":ܗܘ̇ ܕܠܲܚܙܵܬܹܗ ܐܸܬܼܪܓܪܓܘ\nܫܡܝܢ̈ܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܐ. :ܣܸܦܪ̈ܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܒܡܹܐ ܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ\nܕܐܲܠܸܦܘ ܠܲܢ ܕܲܥܬܼܝܼܕܼ ܕܢܹܐܬܵܐ. :ܘܫܲܡܠܝܼ ܘܲܓܼܡ݂ܲܪ ܡܠܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ\nܕܲܢܒܼ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܲܟܼܪܸܙܘ ܐ̄ܪ̈ܵܙܘܗܝ. :ܗܘ̤ܵܬܼ ܒܲܥܒܼܵܐ ܗܵܝ̇ ܕܡ̣ܠܟ\nܘܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܪܥܹܗ ܕܕܼܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܐܸܬܼܓܠܝܼ. :ܐܲܝܟ ܕܐܸܬܼܡܲܠܲܠܘ ܩܕܼܵܡ ܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ\nܒܦܘܼܡܵܐ ܕܟܼܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܲܕܿܝܫܼܵܘ̈ܗܝ. :ܒܝܲܠܕܗ ܚܲܪܪܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܛܘܥܝܲܝ\nܘܩܲܕܼܫܲܢ ܒܐ̄ܪܵܙܹܐ ܕܲܥܡܵܕܹܗ. :ܘܨܵܪ ܠܲܢ ܛܘܼܦ̣ܣܵܐ ܕܕܵܟܝܼܘܼܵܬܐ\nܒܨܵܘܡܹܗ ܙܲܗܝܵܐ ܘܩܲܕܲܝܼܫܵܐ. :ܘܕܲܚܙ̣ܵܐ ܕܲܟܼܡܵܐ ܐܸܫܬܲܩܲܠܘ\nܫܹ̈ܐܕܹܐ ܒܚܘܼܬܼܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܸܢܣܲܢ. :ܨܒ̣ܐ ܕܒܐ ܣܟܹܿܝܡܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܟܵܟܲܢ\nܢܒܲܛܸܠ ܚܘܼܬܼܪܵܐ ܕܡܪܘܿܕܼܵܐ. :ܪܟܸܒܼ ܓܹܝܪ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܝܼܛܵܐ\nܘܥܲܠ ܠܡܕܝܼܢܬܐ ܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ. :ܫܩܲܠ̣ܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܣܵܘ̈ܟܹܐ ܒܐܝܼܕܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ\nܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܫܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ. :ܟܕܼ ܩ̇ܥܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܐܘܫܥܢܐ\nܠܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܕܼܕܼܢܲܚ̣ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ. :ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܫܸܠܡܲܬ̤\nܡܸܠܬܹܗ ܕܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ. :ܕܐܸܬܼ ܢܲܒܿܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܕܼܵܡ\nܥܲܠ ܡܹܐܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ ܕܲܠܘܼܬܲܢ. :ܠܵܐ ܗ̇ܟܹܝܠ ܢܸܟܼܢܲܕܼ ܫܲܒܼܛܵܐ\nܕܡܲܡܠܸܟ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ. :ܘܡܒܕܩܵܢܵܐ ܕܟܣܝ̈ܬܐ\nܘܲܢܒܼܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܝܬܼ ܪܸ̈ܓܼܠܵܘܗܝ. :ܥܕܲܡܵܐ ܕܢܹܐܬܹܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܝܼܠܹܗ\nܐܝܼܬܼܵܘܗܝ ܫܘܼܠܛܢ ܡܲܠܟܿܬܼܬܼܵܐ. :ܘܗܵܝܕܝܢ ܠܲܡ ܢ̣ܒܼܛܸܠ ܡܲܠܟܿܐ\nܘܢܒܼܝܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܗܹܘܼܕܼܵܐ. :ܕܝܠܹܗ ܗ̄ܝ̣ ܡܲܠܟܿܘܼܬܼ ܥܵܠܲܡ\nܕܠܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܡܵܐ ܠܕܼܵܪܕܵܪ̈ܝܢ. :ܘܗܘ̤ ܐܝܼܬܼܵܘܗܝ ܫܘܡܠܵܝ ܐ̄ܪ̈ܵܙܐ\nܘܣܘܼܟ̈ܝܵܐ ܕܟܼܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ. :ܘܐܲܝܟ ܕܐܸܬܼܢܲܒܿܝܼ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܝܼܥܩܘܿܒܼ\nܐܲܝܟ ܕܝܼܠܸܦ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ.","english":"At his sight the heavenly and earthly ones were enflamed. The books of truth proclaimed his coming, teaching you of the future that was to come. And they completed and fulfilled the words of the prophets who proclaimed his mysteries. It was the request of the one who reigned, and from the seed of David it was revealed. As they spoke before the ages through the mouth of all his saints. Through his birth he freed from error and sanctified through the mysteries of his baptism. And he made for us a pattern of purifications through his radiant and holy fast. And when he saw how the demons were overthrown by the rod upon the race, he desired that through the sign of humility he might abolish the pride of the rebel. For he rode upon a wild ass and entered the city of Jerusalem. The youths, boys, and children were holding branches in their hands, while they cried out, \"Hosanna,\" to the king who was from David. For on this day the word of the righteous Jacob was fulfilled, that he would come from before, concerning his coming to us. Therefore the tribe that reigned over Judah did not cease, and the revelation of hidden things, and the coming from the house of his feet, until he whose it is should come, his royal authority. And then the king ceased, and the coming from Judah, for his is the eternal kingdom without end for generations. And he is the completion of mysteries and the fulfillment of all peoples. And as Jacob was revealed, as he learned from the revelation.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܣܸܦܪ̈ܐ ܫܪܪܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'books of truth' likely refers to the prophetic books of the Old Testament, understood as authoritative witnesses to Christ's coming.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܫܲܡܠܝܼ ܘܲܓܼܡ݂ܲܪ ܡܠܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܕܲܢܒܼ̈ܝܐ","severity":"info","text":"This echoes the common Syriac homiletic motif that Christ's life fulfills prophetic utterances, drawing on passages like Luke 24:44 or general prophetic fulfillment.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܪܟܸܒܼ ܓܹܝܪ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܝܼܛܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The 'wild ass' (ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܝܼܛܵܐ) is a traditional detail in Syriac accounts of Christ's entry into Jerusalem, emphasizing humility and the taming of pride.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܗܵܝܕܝܢ ܠܲܡ ܢ̣ܒܼܛܸܠ ܡܲܠܟܿܐ","severity":"info","text":"This passage transitions from the historical entry to a typological interpretation, where the earthly kingship of David's line yields to Christ's eternal reign.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܐܲܝܟ ܕܐܸܬܼܢܲܒܿܝܼ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܝܼܥܩܘܿܒܼ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'righteous Jacob' (likely the patriarch Jacob) being 'revealed' may reflect a typological reading common in Syriac exegesis, linking Old Testament figures to Christ's entry.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the righteous Jacob' (ܝܼܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ) is ambiguous: it could refer to the patriarch Jacob or to a later figure; the reading here takes it as the patriarch, consistent with typological interpretation.","The phrase 'from the house of his feet' (ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܝܬܼ ܪܸ̈ܓܼܠܵܘܗܝ) is obscure; it may be a corruption or a rare idiom for 'from his lineage' or 'from his domain'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":":ܐܲܝܟ ܡܸܠܬܹܗ ܠܲܝܬܿ ܒܼܝܼܗܘܼܕܼܵܐ\nܠܵܐ ܡܠܟܿܐ ܐܵܦܠܵܐ ܢܒܼܝܼܵܐ. :ܠܵܐ ܡܨܹܐ ܕܢܹܐܡܲܪ ܝܼܗܘܼܕܼܵܐ\nܕܐܝܼܬܼ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܸܢܣܹܗ. :ܘܐܵܦܠܵܐ ܡܸܫܟܲܚ ܕܲܢܚܵܘܹܐ\nܕܢܒܼܝܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܠܹܗ ܒܠܲܡܹܗ. :ܐܸܢܗܘ̤ ܕܡ̣ܟܹܿܝܠ ܥܲܢܝܕܠܹܗ\nܢܒܼܝܼܵܐ ܘܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܐܲܝܟ ܕܲܥ̣ܢܲܕܲܘ. :ܡܵܕܹܝܢ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܣܬܲܝܟܲܬ̤\nܢܒܼܝܼܘܼܬܹܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܝܥܩܘܿܒ. :ܠܵܐ ܬܸܬܼܦܲܠܓ ܒܚܘܼܫܵܒܲܝ̈ܟ\nܒܲܪ ܐܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܛܒܼܝܼܥ ܒܲܓܼܙܘܼܪܬܵܐ. :ܐܸܬܼܒܼܩܵܐ ܦܵܪܘܿܫܵܐܝܼܬܼ\nܒܡܸܠܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ. :ܚܙܝܼ ܐܬܼܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܲܕܡ ܝܗ̣ܒ\n:ܘܐܲܛܼܪܸܙ ܠܵܟ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܘ̇ ܕܐܵܬܹ̇ܐ\n:ܕܥܬܼܝܼܕ ܕܢܹܐܬܹܐ ܘܲܢܒܼܛܸܠ\nܢܒܼ̈ܝܹܐ ܘܡ̈ܲܠܟܹܿܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܲܡܵܟ. :ܐܡ̣ܪ ܓܹܝܪ ܕܢܹܐܣܘܿܪ ܥܝܼܠܹܗ\nܒܕܼܵ ܠܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܒܲܪ ܐܲܬܵܢܹܗ. :ܘܠܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܢܸܬܼ ܒܲܥܪܲܪ ܥܝܼܠ̈ܐ\nܘܢܸܦܣܘܿܩ ܡܸܢܵܗ̇ ܫܲܒܘܼܩܵܐ. :ܒܗܵܕܐ ܐܵܬ̤ܵܐ ܚܵܘܝܼ ܠܲܢ\nܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܟܼܠ ܡܸܫܬܲ ܥ̣ܒܲܕܼ ܠܹܗ. :ܘܐܲܝܟ ܕܲܠܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܡܟܲܒܸܿܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ\nܠܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܬܚܹܝܬܼ ܡܲܠܟܿܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܘܕܲܪܸܟܸܒܼ ܕܹܝܢ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ\nܥܲܠ̣ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܘܥܲܠ̣ ܠܐܘܼܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ. :ܕܠܵܐ ܬܸܒܼܛܲܠ ܡܸܠܬܐ ܕܐܸܡ݂ܲܪ\nܢܒܼܝܼܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܩܕܼܵܡ ܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ. :ܙܟܲܪܝܵܐ ܢܒܼܝܼܵܐ ܒܲܪ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ\nܐܵܦ ܗܘ̤ ܒܲܕܹܩ ܐܲܝܟ ܐܲܒܼܘܼܗܝ. :ܘܐܲܟܼܪܸܙ ܥܠ̣ܵܘܗܝ ܟܲܕܼ ܐܵܡܲ݁ܪ\nܦܨܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬܼ ܒܲܢܒܼܝܼܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܚܲܝܨ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܡܸܢܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܟܸܢܵܪܹܗ\nܘܐܲܙܝܼܥ ܩܵܠܹܗ ܟܲܕܼ ܐܵܡܲ݁ܪ. :ܕܘܼܨܝ ܘܚܲܕܝܼ ܐܘ ܒܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ\nܘܝܲܒܼܒܝܼ ܕܐܸܬܼܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܟܹܿܟܝܼ. :ܕܗܵܐ ܡܲܛܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܦܵܪܘܿܩܼܟܝܼ\nܘܲܪܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܥܲܠ ܒܲܪ̈ ܐܲܬܼܵܢܵܐ. :ܦܬܲܚ̣ ܠܹܗ ܬܲܪ̈ܥܲܝܟܿܝ ܐܘܿܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ\nܕܦܪܘܿܩܵܐ ܐܸܬ̣ܐ ܠܘܵܬܹܟܼܝ.","english":"Like his word there is none in Judah, neither a king nor a priest. Judah could not say that he has a king from his race, nor can he show that a priest is in his tribe. But from now on a priest and a king are appointed for him, as they were promised. By this the priesthood of the father Jacob is confirmed. Do not be divided in your thoughts, son of the Hebrew, who is naturally inclined to circumcision. Remain clearly distinct in the words of the righteous Jacob. See the signs that were given beforehand, and prepare yourself for the one who is to come, who is destined to come and abolish priests and kings from your people. For he said that he would bind his yoke with this one, the son of his sign, and he would not cease to shake the yokes and cut off the remission from it. By this sign he shows us the power of all that he has done. And just as he subdues the upper one, he also subdues the lower ones under his kingdom. And he rides today upon the yoke and upon the gates of Jerusalem, so that the word spoken by the priest in spirit before the ages may not be annulled. Zechariah the priest, son of Jacob, also examines like his father, and proclaims concerning him, saying joyfully in his priesthood: He shook from the midst of his censer and raised his voice, saying: Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Zion, and shout for joy, for your king has come. Behold, your deliverer has arrived and rides upon the sons of his sign. Open your gates, Jerusalem, for the deliverer has come to you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ܥܒܝܐ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac term ܥܒܝܐ (ʿbīyā) is rendered 'priest' in the English draft. In Narsai's usage it denotes a priestly figure, often in contrast to ܡܠܟܐ (malkā, 'king'), reflecting the dual leadership of Israel.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Zechariah the priest, son of Jacob","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Zechariah the priest, son of Jacob, echoes the biblical figure Zechariah (Zech 1:1), but the specific phrase 'son of Jacob' is not biblical; it may reflect a tradition linking Zechariah to the priestly line of Jacob.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"daughter of Zion","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'daughter of Zion' (ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ) is a biblical epithet for Jerusalem (cf. Isa 62:11; Zech 9:9). Narsai uses it to personify the city in a liturgical context, anticipating the entry of Christ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"rides upon the yoke and upon the gates of Jerusalem","severity":"info","text":"The image of Christ riding upon a yoke and entering Jerusalem parallels the Gospel accounts of the triumphal entry (Matt 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–10). Narsai adapts this to emphasize the subjugation of earthly powers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"narrative progression","severity":"info","text":"This passage moves from a denial of Judah's royal and priestly claims to a confirmation of Jacob's priesthood, then to a prophetic announcement of Christ's coming, culminating in a direct address to Jerusalem.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the son of his sign' (ܒܲܪ ܐܲܬܵܢܹܗ) is ambiguous; it may refer to Christ as the fulfillment of a prophetic sign, or to a specific typological figure.","The phrase 'cut off the remission' (ܘܢܸܦܣܘܿܩ ܡܸܢܵܗ̇ ܫܲܒܘܼܩܵܐ) is obscure; it may mean the cessation of forgiveness or the removal of a debt."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":":ܕܘܼܨܝ ܛܵܒܼ ܗܵܟܹܝܠ ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ\nܘܲܩܥܵܝ ܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܦܲܐܝܵܐ. :ܘܩܲܒܸܿܠܝܼ ܢܝܼܪܗ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ\nܘܲܣܓܼܘܲܕܼ ܠܹܗ ܒܠܹܒܿܐ ܫܲܦܝܵܐ. :ܠܵܐ ܫܲܐܸܠܬܹܗ ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ\nܡܵܢܲܙ ܗ̄ܝ̣ ܐܵܬܹܗ ܕܗܵܘ̇ ܡܲܠܟܿܐ. :ܘܫܲܪܝܼ ܡܦܝܼܣ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܝܲܕܼ ܡܼܠܵܘ̈ܗܝ\n:ܕܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܣܥ̇ܪ ܒܡܹܐܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ\n:ܡܲܟܿܝܼܟ ܡܲܠܟܹܿܟܼܝ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ\nܘܲܒܨܒܼܝܵܢܹܗ ܐܹܬܼܡܲܟܲܟ. :ܘܲܪܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܝܼܛܵܐ\nܟܲܕܼ ܫܲܠܝܼܛ ܒܪܵܘܡܵܐ ܘܥܘܡܩܵܐ. :ܐܲܩܸܠܝ ܡܸܢܹܟܼܝ ܟܠ ܝܘܩܪ̈ܝܼܢ\nܘܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܟܼܪܝܼܟܼܝܼܢ ܠܹܟܼܝ. :ܘܠܵܐ ܬܸܬܼܡܲܚܠܝܼܢ ܒܕܸ ܚܠܬܐ\nܡܸܛܠ ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܣܢܹ̇ܝܢ ܠܟܼܝ. :ܙܲܕܲܝܼܩܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܡܲܟܿܝܼܟܼܵܐ\nܘܦܵܪܘܿܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼܵܘܗܝ ܡܲܠܟܲܟܼܝ. :ܘܥܲܡ ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ\nܕܐܵܦ ܗܢܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܐܢܘܿܢ. :ܘܐܸܡ݂ܲܪ ܬܘܼܒܼ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܐܘܿܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ\nܡܵܘܒܸܿܕܼ ܣܘܼܣܝܵܐ ܩܲܠܝܼܠܼܵܐ. :ܘܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܦܵܪܹܝܡ ܡܪܝܼܡ ܡܲܪܟܿܒܼܬܹܗ\nܘܲܡܒܲܛܸܠ ܕܬܼܘܼܒܼ ܠܵܐ ܬܸܗܘܹܐ. :ܒܹܝܬܼ ܦܘܼ̈ܠܵܓܹܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܩܵܡܲܬ̤\nܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ ܪܸܚܡܲܬ̤ ܥܵܘܠܵܐ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܫܸܡܥܲܬ̤ ܐܵܬܸܗ ܕܡܲܠܟܿܐ\nܕܐܲܟܼܪܸܙ ܠܵܗ̇ ܙܟܲܪܝܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܚܵܐ. :ܫܠܸܡ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܐܵܦ ܡ̈ܠܐ\nܕܐܸܬܼܒܲܕܹܿܩ ܥܲܠ ܡܹܐܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ. :ܘܐܸܬ̣ܵܐ ܕܢܸܥܘ̣ܿܠ ܠܗܲܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ\nܘܲܒܼܢܝ̈ܗ̣̄ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ ܠܵܐ ܩܲܒܿܠܘܼܗܝ. :ܛܠܲܡ̣ܘ ܗܵܟܹܝܠ ܣܵܒܹ̈ܐ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ̇\n:ܕܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܕܐܸܬܼܵܐ ܨܹܐܕܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ\n:ܘܙܵܥ̣ܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܗܪܵܐ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ\nܕܲܢܫܒܼܚܘܼܢܵܝܗܝ ܒܐܘܿܫܥܢ̈ܐ. :ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ ܦܪܥܘܼܗܝ ܫܘܼܒܼܵܚܵܐ\nܕܚܵܒ̣ܘ ܒܹܗ ܣܵܒܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ. :ܘܬܸܩܢܲܬ̤ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ\nܕܡܸܬܼܒܲܥܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܠܐܝܩ̣ܵܪܹܗ.","english":"Rejoice well now, daughter of Zion,\nand cry out to him a fitting glory. Receive his sweet fragrance\nand bow down to him with a pure heart. Daughter of Zion did not ask\nwhence is the sign of that king. And he began to appease her with his words:\nthat which he accomplished at his coming.\nHumble, your king, more than kings,\nand by his will he humbled himself. And he rode upon a lowly ass,\nwhile ruling over height and depth. He set aside from you all your burdens\nand the afflictions of your dignities for you. And do not be afraid\nbecause of the peoples who persecuted you. Righteous and humble\nand a saviour is your king. And with the peoples he speaks peace,\nthat they also might be his. And he said again that with Uriah he would destroy\nthe swift horse. And with Ephraim he would raise his chariot\nand cause that it should not be again. For before the factions,\nJerusalem loved iniquity. When she heard the sign of the king\nthat Zacharias proclaimed in spirit. Uriah fulfilled in deed also the words\nthat were to be verified concerning his coming. And when he came to enter Jerusalem,\nthe elders of Zion did not receive him. They therefore darkened her glory,\nthat of the king who came against them,\nand they cried out from the river, the children\nwho would praise him with hosannas. The youths repaid him the glory\nthat the elders of the daughter of Zion owed him. And the sound of the praise\nthat was fitting for his honour was heard.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'daughter of Zion' (ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ) personifies Jerusalem or its inhabitants, a common biblical and Syriac trope. Here it is the addressee of the homily's exhortation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܲܪܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܝܼܛܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The image of the king riding a lowly ass (ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܝܼܛܵܐ) evokes Christ's entry into Jerusalem, as in Matthew 21:1–11, but Narsai applies it typologically to a royal figure.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ܐܘܿܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ","severity":"info","text":"Uriah (ܐܘܿܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ) and Ephraim (ܐܲܦܵܪܹܝܡ) are figures from the divided kingdom period; Narsai uses them to contrast the factions that opposed the king with the faithful who welcomed him.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܲܩܥܵܝ ܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܦܲܐܝܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from direct address to the daughter of Zion (imperatives) to a narrative of the king's humility and the city's rejection, then back to the youths' praise, creating a chiastic contrast.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"ܘܲܒܼܢܝ̈ܗ̣̄ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ ܠܵܐ ܩܲܒܿܠܘܼܗܝ","severity":"info","text":"The elders' rejection of the king (ܠܵܐ ܩܲܒܿܠܘܼܗܝ) reflects a typological reading of Jerusalem's historical opposition to Christ, common in Syriac liturgical poetry for Palm Sunday.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the king' is ambiguous: it may refer to Christ, a typological figure like Melchizedek, or a historical king from Judah; the homily's context suggests a Christological reading."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":":ܣܟ݂ܲܪܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܦܘܼܡܗܘܿܢ ܛܵܠܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ\nܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܣܵܦܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܲܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ. :ܘܩܵܡ̣ܘ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܓܘܼܕ̈ܝܼܢ ܓܘܼܕܝܼ̈ܢ\nܕܲܢܝܲܒܿܒܼܘܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܐܘܫܥܢ̈ܐ. ܒܪܝܼܟ ܕܐܸܬ̣ܵܐ ܒܲܫܡܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܵܝܵܐ. ܩܥ̣ܵܘ ܠܹܗ ܬܲܡܝܼܡܲܝ̈ ܢܲܦ̣ܫܵܐ. :ܘܪܸܥܡܲܬ̤ ܐܘܼܪܚܹܗ ܕܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܿܐ\n:ܕܲܒܼܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܩܲܠܣܘܼܗܝ\n:ܪܕܼܢܘ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܕܢܸܬܠܘܼܢ ܠܹܗ\nܣܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܙܲܝܬܐ ܘܕܕ ܩ̈ܠܐ. :ܕܡ̣ܢ ܦܹܐܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܬܸܙܕܲܚܲܝ\nܐܘܪܼܚܹܗ ܕܘܬܼܢܵܐ ܫܡܝܢܐ. :ܟ̈ܠܝܼܠܹܐ ܓܕܲܠ̣ܘ ܩܲܪܸܒ̣ܘ\nܕܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ\nܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܒܣܘܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܸܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܚ̈ܕܝܢ ܒܹܗ ܒܲܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ\nܕܚ̣ܙܐܘܼܗܝ ܒܹܝܬܼ ܟܸܢܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ. :ܠܵܘ ܟܠ ܙܲܒܼܢܵܐ ܕܥܲܠ̣ ܡܵܪܢ\nܠܐܘܿܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ ܢܦܲܩ̣ܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܐܘܼܪܥܹܗ. :ܐܲܝܟ ܡܵܐ ܕܢܦܩ̣ܘ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ\nܒܗܢܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܢܫܒܚܘܢ. :ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܲܝܕܿܝ[؟]\nܢܦܲܩ̣ܘ ܠܐܘܼܪܥܹܗ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܟܸܢ̈ܫܹܐ. :ܕܢܚܙܘܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܹܗ\nܒܠܥܙܪ ܡܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܚ̣ܐ. :ܢܦܲܩ̣ܘ ܕܹܝܢ ܟܲܕܼ ܠܵܐ ܡܦܵܣܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ\nܡܵܢܲܐ ܗ̄ܝ̣ ܥܸܠܬܐ ܕܡܲܦܲܩܬܗܘܢ. :ܕܗܘ̤ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܐܲܙܝܼܥ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ\nܕܢܸܦܩܘܼܢ ܠܐܘܼܪܥܹܗ ܒܐܘܿܫܲܠܢܹ̈ܐ. :ܐܝܼܬܼ ܕܛܥܢ ܣܘܟ̈ܐ ܕܙܝܬܐ\nܘܐܝܼܬܼ ܕܠܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܩ̈ܠܐ. :ܘܐܝܼܬܼ ܬܘܼܒܼ ܕܡܵܐܢܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܫܵܘܹܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ\nܒܗܝ̇ ܐܘܪܚܵܐ ܕܗܲܠ̣ܟ ܡܵܪܲܢ. :ܐܝܼܬܼ ܗܼ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܬܘܼܒܼ ܬܲܡ̇ܢ ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ\nܕܲܒܼܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܙܡ̣ܪܘ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ. :ܘܡ̣ܢ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܝܼܗܘܢ\nܐܸܬܿܬܿܙܝܼܥܲܬ̤ ܡܕܼܝܼܢܲܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ. :ܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ ܘܣܵܦܪ̈ܐ ܟܠܵܘ ܦܘܼܡܗܘܿܢ\nܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ. :ܘܩܲܠܸܣܘ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܚܠܵܦܲܝܗܘܿܢ\nܒܕܼܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܼܡܲܠܲܠ. :ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܐ ܕܝܢܩܝ̈ ܬܕ̈ܝܐ\nܐܬܗܪܲܬ̤ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ ܠܲܐܒܗ̈ܐ.","english":"They stopped their mouths, the oppressors, the priests, and the scribes and the Pharisees. And the children rose up, companies upon companies, to go out to meet him with hosannas. \"Blessed is the one who came in the name of the Lord,\" cried out to him the pure in soul. And the path of the king's son was adorned with a new glory; they praised him. The trees that they cut down for him, branches of olive and of palm, ran before him, so that with their fruits the path of the heavenly king might be strewn. They wove crowns and offered them for glory, the children with the branches of their tongues, while rejoicing in him, in the Messiah, because they saw him among their schools. Not every time that the Lord entered Jerusalem did they go out to his path as the children went out on this day that you have praised. On this day, indeed, a multitude of schools went out to his path, that they might see the glory of his greatness in Lazarus the dead who lived. They went out, then, though they were not able to understand what was the cause of their going out. For his power stirred them that they went out to his path with hosannas. Some carried branches of olive, and some palm fronds, and some again made their garments resemble that path on which the Lord walked. There were also, again, young men who sang with cymbals. And with the sound of their hosannas, the city of Zion was shaken. The Pharisees and scribes stopped their mouths from the praise of the Savior, and the children praised in their stead with an indescribable wonder. The praise of the children was stirred up to the fathers.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܛܵܠܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac term ṭālōmē (oppressors) is ambiguous; it may refer to Roman authorities or to Jewish leaders hostile to the Christian community. The context pairs them with priests, scribes, and Pharisees, suggesting a polemical identification.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܐܘܫܥܢ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The word ʾōšāʿē (hosannas) echoes the Hebrew of Psalm 118:25 (LXX 117:25) and the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9–10, John 12:13). Narsai uses it as a liturgical acclamation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܟܸܢܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase “among their schools” (bēt kʿešayhōn) reflects the Syriac Christian educational context, where children were taught in ecclesiastical schools. Narsai likely alludes to the school of Nisibis or Edessa, where such processions were reenacted.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܕܚ̣ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Lazarus the dead who lived (Lāʿzar mīṯā d-ḥā) serves as a narrative pivot, connecting the children’s procession to the miracle of resurrection. This links the Palm Sunday entry to Christ’s salvific power, a common typology in Syriac hymnody.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ ܘܣܵܦܪ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The pairing of Pharisees and scribes as opponents who “stopped their mouths” parallels Gospel accounts (e.g., Matthew 22:34) and Ephrem’s Hymns on the Nativity, where Jewish authorities are silenced by Christ’s triumph. Narsai adapts this motif for liturgical drama.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase “praise of the Savior” (tešbōḥteh d-Pārōqā) reflects the liturgical use of Narsai’s memrē in the East Syriac tradition, where Palm Sunday processions involved children singing hymns. This passage may have been performed during such rites.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Syriac text has a lacuna or uncertain reading at ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܲܝܕܿܝ[؟], where the final word is partially illegible; the translation assumes a form of bayday (indeed).","The identity of the 'oppressors' (ṭālōmē) is not specified; they may be Roman soldiers or Jewish authorities, but the text does not clarify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":":ܒܗܝ̇ ܕܩܥ̣ܘ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܚܕܬܐ\nܕܠܵܐ ܫܲܡܥܘܼܗܝ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܬܼܘܿܡ. :ܠܥܸ̈ܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܠܸܠܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ\nܫܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܼܵܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ. :ܩܵܠܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܲܠܸܠ\nܠܸܫܵܢ ܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܐܲܟܼܘܵܬܹܗ. :ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܙܡ̣ܪܘ ܫܒܪ̈ܐ\nܠܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܚܕܬܿܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ. :ܒܦܘܼܡܵܐ ܚܲܕܝܵܬܐ ܕܲܥܕܲܟܹܿܝܠ\nܡܸܠܬܐ ܡܸܢܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܢܸܦܩܲܬ̤. :ܐܘܿܫܲܥ̣ܢܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܒܲܡܪܵܘܡܹܐ\n:ܩܥ̣ܵܘ ܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ ܒܩ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ\n:ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܬܘܼܒܼ ܠܒܲܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ\nܕܐܝܼܬܼܵܘܗܝ ܦܘܼܫܩܹܗ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ. :ܩܥ̣ܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܙܟܲܪܝܵܐ ܠܒܲܪܬܼܨܗܝܘܿܢ\nܕܲܬܼܫܲܒܲܚ ܥܲܡ ܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ. :ܟܠܬܐ ܒܣܝܼܪܬܐ ܠܵܐ ܨܵܬܲܬ̤\nܩܵܠܹܗ ܪܓܼܝܼܵܓܼܵܐ ܕܲܢܒܼܝܼܵܐ. :ܡܫܲܚܛܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܓܹܝܪ ܒܲܓܼܠܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ\nܥܲܠ ܗܵܝ̇ ܐܸܬܿܬܿ ܥܝܼܩܲܬ̤ ܕܐܸܬܼܵܐ. :ܘܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܨܵܬܲܬ̤\nܕܲܕܼ ܐܲܩܒܸܿܠܬܹܗ ܠܲܡܟܼܝܼܪܵܗ̇. :ܠܥܸܓܼܠܵܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܫܒܸܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܠܸܒܵܗ̇\nܘܠܹܗ ܪܸܚܡܲܬܼ ܙܲܠܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬܼ. :ܥܲܠ ܗܵܕܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܠܵܐ ܫܸܡܥܲܬ̤\nܠܲܢܒܼܝܼܵܐ ܕܲܩܥ̣ܵܐ ܕܲܚܕܼܵܝ. :ܒܨܲܠܡܵܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܕܐܲܪܒܲܥܵܐܦܝܼ̈ܢ\n:ܣܲܒܿܝܼܟܼܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ\n:ܘܠܵܐ ܨܒܼܵܬ̣ ܕܬܸܦܬܲܚ ܠܹܗ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ\n:ܐܲܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܕܐܸܬ̣ܵܐ ܠܘܵܬܼܵܗ̇\n:ܠܲܦܬܼܟܼܪܼ̈ܝܗ̇ܝܲܨܦܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ\nܠܡܫܲܡܵܫܘܼ ܒܕܸܚܠܬܐ. :ܘܫܘܼܒܼܚܐ ܕܡܵܪܵܗ̇ ܠܵܐ ܝܸܨܦܲܬ̤\nܘܡ̣ܢ ܙܝܼܘܹܗ ܐܲܗܦܲܟܲܬ̤ ܐܲܦܹܝ̈ܗ̇. :ܠܐ̄ܣܬܪܵܐ ܣܸܓܼܕܲܬ̤ ܓܲܠܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ\nܠܬܲܡܘܙܵܐ ܐܸܒܼܠܵܐ ܥܸܒܼܕܲܬ̤. :ܠܡܲܠܟܿܘܿܡ ܪܸܚܡܲܬ̤ ܫܲܩܲܪܬܿܐ\nܘܲܠܒܲܥܠܵܐ ܕܸܒܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܪܒܲܬ̤. :ܒܩܝܼܢ̈ܬܼܵܐ ܡܸܨܪܵܝܵܬܼܵܐ\nܒܲܛܝܼܠܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܒܐܲܡܝܼܢܘܼ. :ܘܠܵܐ ܣܦܝܼܩܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܕܲܬܼܙܲܡܲܪ\nܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܠܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ.","english":"In that they cried out a new praise, which men had never heard from the beginning. Above nature they spoke, the children before Christ. A new voice which the tongue of man had not spoken like it. A new praise the children sang to the new king from David. With a joyful mouth which had not yet let a word escape from it. Hosanna to them in the heights. The children cried out in their cries. Hosanna again to the son of David, whose interpretation is praise. Zachariah cried out to his daughter, that she might praise with the children. The bride, being deaf, did not heed the voice of her father the priest. For she was running in the streets after that which had come, a difficult thing. And because of this she did not heed that she might receive her betrothed. For immediately her heart was captivated, and she loved him cheaply. For this reason she did not hear the priest who cried out, \"Rejoice!\" For in the form of the four-faced one, the old man was her father, and she was not willing to open the door for Christ who came to her. She was intent on her idols, to serve them in fear. And the glory of her Lord she did not regard, and from his radiance she turned away her face. She openly worshipped the star, and made lamentation for Tammuz. She loved the king of the house of Malkom with false love, and offered sacrifices to Baal. In Egyptian enchantments she was vain in her faith. And it was not fitting that praise be sung to the son with the children.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ (ʾōšaʿnā) is a direct borrowing from Hebrew הוֹשַׁעְנָא (hōšaʿnāʾ), 'save, please,' used in the liturgy of Palm Sunday. Narsai glosses it as 'praise' (ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ), reflecting a common Syriac interpretation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܠܒܲܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'son of David' (ܠܒܲܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ) echoes the acclamation of Jesus as the Davidic messiah in the New Testament, e.g., Matthew 21:9, where the crowd hails him during the entry into Jerusalem.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܙܟܲܪܝܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"Zachariah (ܙܟܲܪܝܵܐ) is likely the father of John the Baptist, not the Old Testament prophet. The bride (ܟܠܬܐ) is a figure for the Jewish people or Jerusalem, who rejects Christ for idolatry, a common typology in Syriac literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܬܲܡܘܙܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"Tammuz (ܬܲܡܘܙܵܐ) is a Mesopotamian deity whose cult involved lamentation, here contrasted with Christian praise. The reference to 'Egyptian enchantments' (ܒܩܝܼܢ̈ܬܼܵܐ ܡܸܨܪܵܝܵܬܼܵܐ) and 'Baal' (ܒܲܥܠܵܐ) aligns with patristic polemics against paganism.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܨܲܠܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܲܥܵܐܦܝܼ̈ܢ","severity":"info","text":"The 'four-faced one' (ܐܲܪܒܲܥܵܐܦܝܼ̈ܢ) likely refers to a pagan idol with four faces, possibly a syncretic figure. This image reinforces the bride's idolatry and her refusal to open the door to Christ, a narrative motif of rejection.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Zachariah' is ambiguous: it could be the father of John the Baptist or the Old Testament prophet; the context of a daughter suggests the former.","The 'bride' (ܟܠܬܐ) is a symbolic figure, but whether she represents Jerusalem, the Jewish people, or a specific community is not explicitly resolved."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":":ܒܕܒܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܹܐܕܹ̈ܐ ܚܦܛܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ\nܕܠܵܐ ܥܘܼܘܵܟ ܠܲܡܛܼܝܵܒܼܘܼ. :ܘܠܵܐ ܢܸܦܩܲܬ̤ ܕܬܸܛܥܲܢ ܣܵܘܟܸ̈ܐ\nܥܲܡ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܫܥܢ̈ܐ. :ܛܠܲܚ̈ܐ ܡܒܲܪܟܼܝܼܢ ܘܲܡܫܲܒܝܼܚܝܼܢ\nܠܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܸܬܿܬܲܚܬܝܼ ܠܘܵܬܼܵܗ̇. :ܘܨܗܝܘܿܢ ܨܲܠܡܵܐ ܡܲܪܩܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ\nܘܒܲܬܼܟܼܪܹ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܸܫܬܼܛܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ. :ܘܬܒܼ̈ܝܐ ܢܩ̣ܫܘ ܠܗ̇ܬܲܪ̈ܥܝܗ̇\nܟܲܕܼܡܥܝܼܪܝܼܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܬܵܐ. :ܘܗ̤ܝ ܕܲܡܝܼܟܼܵܐ ܒܲܚܛܵܗ̇ܝܗ̇\nܥܲܡ ܫܹܐܕܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܼ̈ܫܹܐ ܕܪܸܚܡܲܬܼ. :ܕܘܼܨܝ ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ ܘܠܵܐ ܕܵܨܲܬ̤\nܪܵܚܡܲܬܼ ܥܸܓܼ̈ܠܐ ܘܲܓܼܠܝܼܦܵܐ. :ܘܲܡܥܵܩܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܥܲܠ ܕܵܐܬܹ̇ܐ\nܠܲܡܕܼܝܢ̄ܬܵܗ̇ ܚܲܬܼܢܵܐ ܕܲܟܼܝܵܐ. :ܝܵܕܥܲܬ̤ ܓܹܝܪ ܕܲܡܦܲܪܣܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇\nܘܥܲܠ ܗܵܕܹܐ ܣܢܵܬܹܗ ܡܲܓܢ. :ܘܲܕܼܢܫܲܬܼܒܲܚ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ\nܠܵܐ ܨܵܒܼܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܛܵܠܘܿܡܬܐ. :ܠܸܒܵܗ̇ ܣܡܝܼܬ̤ ܒܚܣܵܡܵܐ\nܘܚܸܪܫܲܬ̤ ܫܸܬܼܩܲܬ̤ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ. :ܡܲܝܨܦܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܠܡܫܲܒܿܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ\nܕܬܼܫܲܬܸܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܒܘܚܬܗ. :ܘܠܵܐ ܨܒ̣ܵܬ̤ ܗ̤ܝ ܠܲܡܫܲܒܵܚܘܼ\nܠܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܕܐܸܬܼܵܐ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܗ̇. :ܘܲܚܦܝܼܛܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܕܲܬܼܫܲܠܹܐ\nܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܕܝܲܒܸܿܒ̣ܘ ܠܹܗ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ. :ܡܫܲܒܚܝܼܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܒܚܲܕܼܘܼܬܼܵܐ\nܘܪܲܓܼܝܼܙܵܐ ܗ̤ܝ ܒܩܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ. :ܘܓܼܵܙܡܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܝܟ ܕܢܸܬܲܫܬܩܘܼܢ\nܘܫܲܒܼܪܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܝܹܒܲܒܼܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ. :ܕܢܫܸܬܿܩܘܼܢ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕܼ ܨܵܒܼܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ\nܘܲܪܓܼܝܼܓܼܵܐ ܒܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬܼܵܗ̇. :ܘܲܒܼܥܵܬ̤ ܦܘܼܪܣܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ ܪܸܓܬܵܗ̇\nܢܫܲܬܲܬܩܘܼܢ ܠܸܒܵܢ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ. :ܡܫܲܒܿܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܠܵܐ ܫܵܠܹܝܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ\nܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܐ ܕܒܲܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ. :ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܲܙܝܼܥ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ\nܠܲܡܫܲܒܵܚܘܼ ܒܩ̈̇ܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ.","english":"In the sacrifices of demons she was eager,  \nand she did not turn to the good. Nor did she go out to learn the branches  \nwith the children in the streets. The servants bless and praise  \nthe king who descended to her. And the daughter of Zion was a dancer,  \nand with her timbrels she was playing. And the gates were shut to her doors  \nwhile she was awakened from sleep. And she who was sleeping in her error  \nwith evil demons of love. The daughter of Zion rejoiced and did not grieve;  \nshe loved calves and colts. And she cried out over the coming  \nto her city of the pure bridegroom. For she knew that he would separate her,  \nand over this her mind was troubled. And when she was amazed by the children,  \nshe did not wish to be oppressed. Her heart was set on silence,  \nand she was silent, keeping quiet from praise. She was vexed at those who praised,  \nthat they might be silent from his praise. And she did not wish to praise  \nthe king who came for her salvation. And she was eager that the praise  \nwhich the children were singing should cease. These were praising with joy,  \nand she was angry at their voices. And she threatened them as if they would be silent,  \nbut the children sang all the more. That they might be silent, she alone wished,  \nand she was agitated in her anxiety. And she sought pretexts according to her will,  \nthat their hearts might be silenced. Those who praised did not cease  \nfrom the praise of the son of David. For truly a fire went forth  \nto praise him with their voices.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܨܗܝܘܿܢ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac term Ṣehyon (Zion) is personified as a female figure, contrasting the joyful children with her initial reluctance to praise Christ.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܕܒܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܹܐܕܹ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'sacrifices of demons' alludes to pagan worship, which Narsai contrasts with the Christian praise of Christ entering Jerusalem.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܲܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ","severity":"info","text":"The title 'son of David' (bar Dawid) refers to Christ, echoing the messianic expectation in the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 21:9) and linking the Palm Sunday narrative to Davidic lineage.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"narrative","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from the children's praise to the personified Zion's resistance, creating a dramatic contrast that advances the homily's narrative of redemption.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܲܕܼܢܫܲܬܼܒܲܚ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"Zion's amazement at the children parallels the astonishment of the crowds in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' entry (e.g., Matthew 21:8-11), though Narsai amplifies the emotional conflict.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'she' (Zion) is clear from context, but the precise referent of 'her city' (ܠܲܡܕܼܝܢ̄ܬܵܗ̇) could be Jerusalem or a symbolic representation of the soul."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":":ܬܸܕܼܡܘܼܪܬܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܒܡܲܥܠܲܬܹܗ\nܘܕܼܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܠܲܕܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܫܝܼܢ. :ܕܠܵܐ ܣܵܦܩ̇ܝܢ ܕܲܢܡܲܠܠܘܼܢܵܗ̇\nܫܡܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܵܝܹܐ. :ܕܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܪܵܘܙܝܼܢ ܒܚܕܼܘܼܬܼܵܗ̇\nܘܛܲܠ̈ܝܹܐ ܦܨܝܼܚܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܒܵܗ̇. :ܘܕܚ̇ܨܝܼܢ ܩܕܼܵܡܵܘܗܝ ܕܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ\nܐܲܝܟ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܩܕܼܵܡ ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ. :ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܐ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ ܕܦܐܝܵܐ\nܠܲܐ ܠܵܗܵܐ ܙܡ݂ܲܪܘ ܠܹܗ ܫܲܒܼܟܹ̈ܐ. :ܘܠܲܒܼܪܹܗ ܕܕܼܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܕܲܒܼܚܘܼܒܹܿܗ\nܐܲܪܝܼܡ ܫܸܦܠܲܢ ܒܡܘܼܡܹܵܗ. :ܥܲܡ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܐܲܒܼܘܼܗܝ ܩܲܥܸܣܘ\nܠܒܲܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܒܗܘܼܠܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ. :ܘܡܲܙܥܩܝܼܢ ܒܫܝܦܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ\nܒܩܝܼܢ̈ܬܼܵܐ ܕܥܝܲܪ̈ܲܝ ܪܵܘܡܵܐ. :ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܢܵܬܼܵܐ\nܥܲܡ ܩܝܼܬܼܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܼܫܪ̈ܐ. :ܘܦ̈ܠܓܐ ܘܲܙܢܲܝ̈ ܙܡܵܪܵܐ\nܒܲܒܼܢܵܬܼ̈ ܩܵܠܹܐ ܕܢܸܥܡܲܬܼܗܘܿܢ. :ܥܲܡ ܪ̈ܒܼܝܼܥܹܐ ܘܨܸܨ̈ܠܲܝ ܫܸܡܥܵܐ\n:ܒܡܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܠܝܵܬܼܵܐ ܙܲܡܲܪܘ\n:ܠܗܵܘ̇ ܕܐܸܬܼܓܲܐܝܼ ܒܡܘܼܟܵܟܹܗ\nܘܟ̣ܒܫ ܚܣܢ̈ܐ ܕܡܵܪܘܿܕܼܵܐ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܣܵܘܟܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܒܐܝܼܕܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ\nܘܐܘܿܫܲܢ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ ܒܦܘܼܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ. :ܒܐܸܣܹ̈ܐ ܘܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ ܘܟܼܠ ܐܝܼܠܵܢ\nܬܵܢܹ̇ܝܢ ܫܘܸܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܹܗ. ܐܲܝܟ ܥܲܝܕܼܵܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܕܲܗ̤ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ\nܕܲܢܝܲܩܪܘܼܢ ܠܲܢܒܼܚܲ̈ܗܘܿܢ. :ܒܠܸܒܵܘ̈ܬܼܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܕܕܸܩ̈ܠܹܐ\nܘܒܐܛܪ̈ܓܐ ܢܦܩ̣ܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܐܘܼܪܥܹܗ. :ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܩܲܒܸܿܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ\nܘܗܘܼ̈ܠܵܠܲܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܢܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ. :ܘܡܲܠܲܐܟܹ̈ܐ ܪܥܸܡ̣ܘ ܒܲܫܡܲܝܵܐ\nܒܲܬܼܗܝܪ̈ܵܬܼܵܐ ܕܡܲܥܲܠܬܹܗ. :ܒܬܲܗܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܩܡ̣ܘ ܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ\nܒܝܘܿܡ ܡܲܥܠܬܹܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܲܢ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܚܙ̣ܵܘ ܕܲܪܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ\nܘܡܸܬܼܗܲܦܟ ܒܫܘܼܩܲܝ̈ ܡܕܼܝܼܢ̄ܬܵܐ. :ܚ̣ܵܪܘ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܲܚܙ̣ܵܐܘܼܗܝ\nܕܡܲܟܿܝܼܟ ܘܲܫܠܹܐ ܒܢܝܼܚܘܼܬܹܗ.","english":"She was a wonder at his entry,\nand a marvel to the Pharisees, that the heavens and the earth were not sufficient to contain her joy.\nThe youths rejoiced and the children were glad in her,\nand they danced before the king's son, like David before the ark.\nA new hymn of praise, fitting for her, the streets sang to him,\nand to the son of David, in their love, they raised their voices in his praise.\nWith David his father, they praised the son of David in their acclamations,\nand they cried out with their trumpets, in the streets of the high walls,\nwith a loud voice of cymbals, with lyres and harps,\nand with flutes and instruments of song, in the tones of their melody,\nwith tambourines and cymbals of sound, with sweet melodies they sang\nto him who was crowned in his humility and subdued the rebellions of the rebellious one.\nWhile their branches were in their hands and their hosannas in their mouths,\nwith myrtles and olives and all trees, they proclaimed the glory of his greatness.\nFor it was their custom to honor their idols,\nwith hearts not of fig trees, and with organs they went out to meet him.\nHe received glory from the youths and acclamations from their elders,\nand the angels marveled in heaven at the wonders of his entry.\nAt the great wonder, the watchers stood on the day of the entry of our Savior,\nwhen they saw him riding on a colt and turning through the streets of the city.\nThe high ones looked and saw him, humble and peaceful in his gentleness.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܕܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܫܝܼܢ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac term ܕܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܫܝܼܢ (d-pārōšē) is a plural form referring to the Pharisees, the Jewish sect often depicted in Syriac Christian literature as opponents of Christ.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܐܲܝܟ ܕܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܩܕܼܵܡ ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The comparison of dancing before the king's son to David before the ark alludes to 2 Samuel 6:14–15, where David dances before the Ark of the Covenant as it is brought to Jerusalem.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm 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identity of 'the king's son' and 'the son of David' is ambiguous: they may refer to Christ as the Davidic Messiah, or to a historical figure in the narrative of the daughter of Zion.","The phrase 'with hearts not of fig trees' is unclear; it may be a corruption or a rare idiom."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ܒܲܝܢܵܬܼ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ:\nܘܐܸܬܿܕܲܡܲܪܘ ܒܡܲܟܿܝܼܟܹܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܬܗܲܪܘ ܡܲܠܲܐܟܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ\nܕܒܲܬܼܪܹܝܢ ܓܲܒܿܝܼ̈ܢ ܡܸܫܬܲܒܲܚ. :ܒܲܡܪܵܘܡܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܢܲܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ\nܘܲܠܬܿܚܬܿ ܡ̣ܢ ܛ̣ܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ. :ܚܵܝ̇ܪܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܗܵܟܹܝܠ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ\nܒܟܼܘܼܪܵܣܝܹܗ ܪܲܒܿܐ ܒܲܫܡܲܝܵܐ. :ܒܚܵܙܹ̇ܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܐܣܛܲܠ ܦܲܓܼܪܵܢ\nܟܲܕܸ ܡܸܬܼܩܲܠܲܣ ܩܘܿܫܲܥ̈ܢܹܐ. :ܪܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܒܟܲܣܝܘܼܬܹܗ\nܒܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܐܵܢܵܫܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܘܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܹܿܗ\nܡܲܡܠܸܟ ܒܵܪܘܡܵܐ ܘܲܒܼܥܘܼܡܩܵܐ. :ܒܲܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܡܲܟܝܼܟܼܝܼܢ ܒܲܪ̈ܩܵܘܗܝ\nܘܲܐܪܥܵܐ ܒܢܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ ܘܲܒܼܣܵܘ̈ܟܹܐ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܩܥ̇ܝܹܢ ܠܹܗ ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ\nܥܝܕܹ̈ܐ ܘܐ̄ܢܵܫ̈ܐ ܫܲܘܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ. :ܟܪ̈ܘܿܒܹܐ ܘܣܪ̈ܦܐ ܙ̇ܝܥܝܢ\nܕܲܢܒܪ ܟܼܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܲܡܪܵܘܡܹܐ. :ܘܩܵܥܹ̇ܝܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ ܒܵܓܼܵܘ ܥܘܼܡܵܩܹܗ\nܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܕܸܚܠܵܐ. :ܒܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܕܹܝܢ ܕܲܚ̣ܙܵܬܹܗ\nܚܸܣܡܲܬ̤ ܒܹܗ ܟܲܕܼ ܡܸܫܬܲܒܿܚ. :ܘܒܼܵܥ̇ܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܕܫܘܒܼܚܹܗ ܢܸܒܼܛܲܠ\nܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܦܘܼܡܝܼ̈ܢ ܘܲܡܫܲܒܚܝܼܢ. :ܠܵܐ ܫܵܠܡܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ ܠܥܵܠܝܐ\nܘܠܵܐ ܠܬܲܚܬ̈ܝܹܐ ܕܲܡܫܲܒܿܚܝܼܢ. :ܠܐܘܼܪܚܹܗ ܪܲܩܲܒܲܬܼܵܐ ܕܦܵܪܘܿܩܲܢ\nܕܡܲܠܝܵܐ ܬܗܲܪܵܐ ܘܕܼܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ. :ܕܲܬܼܫܬܸܿܩ ܓܹܝܪ ܠܛܠ̈ܝܐ\nܣܲܓܿܝܼ ܠܸܐܝܲܬ̤ ܨܠܘܼܒܼܵܐ̈ܬܐ. :ܘܕܲܫܪܵܪܹܐ ܡܠܹܐ ܗ̇ܘ̣ܵܐ ܦܘܡܗܘܿܢ\nܠܵܐ ܐܸܫܬܲܬܲܩܘ ܩܵܠܲܝܗܘ̈ܢ. :ܡܫܲܒܿܚܝܼܢ ܪ̈ܲܒܲܝ ܡܲܠܲܐܟܹ̈ܐ\nܠܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܒܲܐܬܼܪܹܗ ܩܲܕܿܝܫܵܐ. :ܘܲܒܼܓܼܵܘ ܫܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܿܢ\nܩ̈ܠܐ ܦܫܝܼ̈ܛܹܐ ܒܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ. :ܡ̣ܢ ܬܵܘܬܵܕ̈ܐ ܕܬܸܒܿܘܿ ܚܬܹܗ\nܡܸܫܬܲܒܲܚ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ.","english":"Among the houses of the youths, they marveled at his humility. The angels were astonished at the sight, that on both sides he is praised. From the heights, from the clouds, and from below, from the youths and children, all were looking, therefore, at his great chariot in heaven. Seeing him in the garment of the body, while the branches are shaken, he who rides the heavens of heavens in his concealment, he rides upon the colt in his humanity. And the dominion of his divinity rules the height and the depth. In heaven, his lightnings are humble, and on earth, with palms and branches, when they cried out \"Hosanna\" to him, hands and branches equally. The cherubim and seraphim tremble, who bear his chariot in the heights, and they cry out his praise in the depths. The youths and children without fear. But the daughter of Zion, when she saw him, envied him as he was praised, and she wished that his praise would cease from all mouths and praisers. She was not content with the upper ones nor with the lower ones who praise. For the path of the chariot of the Savior, which is full of wonder and marvel, that the youths might be silenced, for many are the crosses, and that their mouths might be filled with truth, their voices were not silenced. The great ones among the angels praise the Son in his holy place, and within the streets of the daughter of Zion, simple voices with Hosannas. From the thanksgivings of the daughter of Tebow, he was praised by the children.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܲܝܢܵܬܼ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'among the houses of the youths' (Syriac: ܒܲܝܢܵܬܼ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ) likely refers to the dwellings or groups of young people, possibly the children who greeted Christ on Palm Sunday.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The cry 'Hosanna' (Syriac: ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ) echoes the Gospel accounts of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (e.g., Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:10), where the crowd shouts 'Hosanna' as a plea for salvation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܢ","severity":"info","text":"'Daughter of Zion' (Syriac: ܒܲܪܬܼ ܨܗܝܘܢ) is a personification of Jerusalem, often used in Syriac poetry to represent the city or its inhabitants, here depicted as envious of Christ's praise.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ܟܪ̈ܘܿܒܹܐ ܘܣܪ̈ܦܐ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of 'cherubim and seraphim' (Syriac: ܟܪ̈ܘܿܒܹܐ ܘܣܪ̈ܦܐ) parallels the angelic hierarchy in Isaiah 6:2-3, where seraphim attend the divine throne, here adapted to the Palm Sunday narrative.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage contrasts the heavenly and earthly realms: angels in the heights and children on earth both praise Christ, while the 'daughter of Zion' resists, creating a tension that resolves in the final lines with unified praise.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ܬܸܒܿܘܿ ܚܬܹܗ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'daughter of Tebow' (Syriac: ܬܸܒܿܘܿ ܚܬܹܗ) is obscure; it may refer to a specific community or figure in Syriac tradition, possibly a place or person associated with the praise of Christ, but its exact reference is uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'daughter of Tebow' (ܬܸܒܿܘܿ ܚܬܹܗ) is unclear; it may be a proper name or a symbolic reference.","The phrase 'many are the crosses' (ܣܲܓܿܝܼ ܠܸܐܝܲܬ̤ ܨܠܘܼܒܼܵܐ̈ܬܐ) could be interpreted literally or as a metaphor for trials or martyrdoms."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":":ܘܥܵܕܼܠܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܹܗ ܕܥܲܠ ܡܵܢܵܐ\nܚܛܲܦܬ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܵܟ. :ܟܵܐ̇ܝܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܒܛ̈ܠܝܐ\nܐܲܝܟ ܕܢܸܫܠܘܼܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿ ܚܬܹܿܗ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܣ̇ܒ̣ܪܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܕܡܵܐ ܕܲܫܬܸܩܘ\nܦܛ݂ܲܪ ܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ. :ܐܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܐ ܛܠܘܡ̈ܐ\nܣܢܲܝܲܝ̈ ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܐ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ. :ܐܲܝܟܲܢ ܒܵܛ̇ܠܵܐ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ\nܕܡܸܢܵܗ̇ ܡܠܹܝܢ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܐܲܪܥܵܐ. :ܐܸܢ ܠܬܲܠܡ̈ܝܼܕܹܐ ܘܠܲܛ̈ܠܵܝܹܐ\nܡܫܲܒܿܩܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܚܸܪܝܵܘܼܬܼܟܼܘܿܢ. :ܗܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܠܹܗ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܪܵܘܡܵܐ\nܕܲܕܠܵܐ ܫܲܠܘܵܐ ܡܫܲܒܿܚܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ. :ܪܸ̈ܒܿܘܿܪܸ̈ܒܿܘܵܢ ܕܡܲܠܲܐܟܹ̈ܐ\nܘܐܵܠܸܦ ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ܢ ܕܲܣܪ̈ܵܦܹܐ. :ܗܵܐ ܡܩܲܕܫܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܵܠ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܢ\nܚܵܕܼܪ̈ܲܝ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ. :ܡܵܕܹܝܬ ܠܵܘ ܣܲܓܿܝܼ ܪܲܒܵܐ\n:ܕܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܹܐ ܢܸܫܬܿܒܲܚ\n:ܕܡܸܛܠܵܬܼܗܘܿܢ ܠܒܸܫ ܦܓܼܪܵܐ\nܕܢܸܦܪܘܿܩ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ. :ܫܡ݂ܲܥܘ ܘܐܸܬܼܕܲܡ݂ܲܪܘ ܦܵܪ̈ܘܿܫܹܐ\nܒܡܲܪܵܚܘܼܬܼܵ ܕܙܵܩܘܿܦܹ̈ܐ. :ܕܐܲܝܟܲܢ ܝܼܩܸܕܼܘ ܒܲܚܣܵܡܵܐ\nܘܲܣܢ̣ܵܘ ܡܓܿܢ ܠܦܵܪܘܿܩܗܘܿܢ. :ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܢ ܚܬܹܗ ܓܹܝܪ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܫܢܹ̈ܐ\nܘܲܛ̈ܠܵܝܐ ܘܕܲܝܲܠܘܼ̈ܕܹܐ. :ܨܵܬܼܘ ܘܲܫܡ݂ܲܥܘ ܣܲܢܝܲܝ̈ ܢܲܦ̣ܫܵܐ\nܘܠܵܐ ܚܲܡܣܸ[؟؟؟] ܠܲܡܣܲܝܒܵܪܘܼ. :ܒܠܸܒܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ ܘܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ\nܩܪܸܒܼܘ ܨܸܐܕܵܘܗܝ ܕܲܡܫܲܝܸܢ ܟܠ. :ܐܵܡ̇ܪܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܟܐܝܼ ܒ̈ܛܠܝܐ\nܕܠܵܐ ܦܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܟܲܢ ܬܸܫܬܲܒܲܚ. :ܦܲܢܝܼ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܘܐܸܡ݂ܲܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ\nܕܠܵܐ ܩܪܝܬܘܢ ܡܸܡܬܼܘܿܡ ܕܲܟܼܬܼܝܼܒܼ. :ܕܡ̣ܢ ܦܘܼܩ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ\nܬܸܩܢܲܬ̤ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ. :ܛܲܟܼܣܵܐ ܬܵܒܲܥ̇ ܕܲܢܒܲܚܘܼܢ\nܟܠ ܡܘܼܫ̈ܚܵܢ ܒܗ̇ ܢܵܐܝܲܡܵܐ. :ܘܐܸܢ ܗܵܟܹܝܠ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܬܩܘܼܢ\nܟܸܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܩܥܝ̈ܵܢ.","english":"They were envious of him because of the children. The glory that is not yours has been snatched away. They were jealous of the youths, as if they had been robbed of her praise. When they thought that they had silenced it, the glory of his honor departed. O wicked Jews, true witnesses of the light. Where does the praise of him cease, with which heaven and earth are filled? To the disciples and to the children, you leave off in your freedom. Behold, he has censers in the height, which without ceasing praise him. Thousands of angels and ten thousands of seraphs. Behold, they sanctify him with their voices, around the throne of his honor. You do not know the great mystery, that he was praised by earthly ones, because for their sake he put on a body, to save them from death. The Pharisees heard and were amazed at the insolence of the youths. How they burned with envy and turned away from their Savior. For her praise from the censers, and the youths, and the children, the witnesses of the soul heard and listened, and they did not [???] to the elder. With an evil and bitter heart, they approached the one who subdues all. The youths said to him, \"It is not fitting that you be praised thus.\" Our Lord turned and said to them, \"You have not read anything that is written. For from all the children, the sound of the praise of the Lord goes forth. The order of the sacrifice follows, in which all the seasons stand. And if these have been silenced, these stones will cry out.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܥܵܕܼܠܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܹܗ ܕܥܲܠ ܡܵܢܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The opening clause describes envy directed at Christ because of the children, establishing the conflict between the Jewish leaders and the praise offered by the young.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ܟܸܐܦܹ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The word ܟܸܐܦܹ̈ܐ (stones) in the final line is a Syriac term for stones, used here metaphorically to indicate that if praise is silenced, even inanimate objects will cry out.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܕܡ̣ܢ ܦܘܼܩ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ ܬܸܩܥܲܬ̤ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"This passage echoes Psalm 8:2 (LXX) or similar Old Testament verses about praise from children, though no direct citation is marked; it reflects a liturgical theme of universal acclamation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܦܵܪ̈ܘܿܫܹܐ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of Pharisees (ܦܵܪ̈ܘܿܫܹܐ) situates the narrative in a polemical context common in Syriac Christian literature, contrasting Jewish leaders with the innocence of children and the divine praise.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܐܸܢ ܗܵܟܹܝܠ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܬܩܘܼܢ ܟܸܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܩܥܝ̈ܵܢ","severity":"info","text":"The final conditional clause ('if these have been silenced, these stones will cry out') serves as a rhetorical climax, reinforcing the inevitability of praise and the futility of opposition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܠܵܐ ܚܲܡܣܸ[؟؟؟] ܠܲܡܣܲܝܒܵܪܘܼ","severity":"caution","text":"The text contains a lacuna or uncertain reading at ܚܲܡܣܸ[؟؟؟], likely a verb meaning 'they did not [harm?] the elder'; the exact word is unclear, affecting interpretation of the Pharisees' action.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacuna in ܚܲܡܣܸ[؟؟؟] leaves the verb uncertain; the reading 'they did not harm the elder' is conjectural.","The identity of 'the elder' (ܠܲܡܣܲܝܒܵܪܘܼ) is ambiguous—possibly a reference to a Jewish leader or a Christian figure."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":":ܘܗܵܟܲܢ ܐܝܼܬܝܗ̇ ܒܲܫܪܵܪܵܐ\nܐܲܝܟ ܡܵܐ ܕܐܸܡ݂ܲܪ ܦܵܪܘܿܩܲܢ. ܕܐܸܠܘܼ ܫܬܸܩܘ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ:\nܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܡܲܠܠܸ̈ܝ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܿܗ. :ܙܲܒܼܢܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܕܒܹܗ ܦܲܐܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܬܼ\nܕܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܢܸܫܬܲܒܲܚ. :ܘܐܸܠܘܼ ܛܲܥܡܘܼܗܝ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ\nܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܥܝܼ̈ܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܝ̈ ܫܘܼܒܹܚܗ. :ܐܸܠܘܼ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ\nܒܣܘܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܸܩ̈ܠܹܐ ܠܵܐ ܫܲܒܲܚ̣ܘ. :ܫ̈ܘܿܠܹܐ ܛܡ̈ܝܼܡܹܐ ܡܫܲܒܿܚܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ\nܒܗܵܘ̇ ܥ̣ܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܥܠܬܹܗ. :ܡܵܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܬܿܬܲܚܬܿܝܼ\nܘܲܒܼܡܘܼܟܵܟܹܗ ܪܟܸܒܼ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ. :ܘܙܵܥ̣ܘ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܢܸܬܿܠܘܼܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ\nܥܲܠ ܡܘܼܟܵܟܹܗ ܕܲܚܠܵܦܲܝܢ. :ܪ̈ܫܲܝ ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܐܘܿܪܸ ܫܠܸܡ\nܥܲܡ ܟܸܢ̈ܫܹܐ ܚܲܝܵܒ̇ܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ. :ܕܲܢܡܲܠܠܘܼܢ ܥܲܠ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܗ\nܒܙܲܒܼܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܬܼܵܐ ܨܹܐܕܲܝܗܘܿܢ. :ܘܥܲܠ ܕܲܛܥܲܡ̣ܘ ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ\nܕܚܲܝܵܒܼܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܕܲܢܫܲܒܿܚܘܼܢ. :ܛܠ̈ܝܐ ܩܥ̣ܘܿ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܝܵܬܐ\nܠܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܿܐ ܢܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ. :ܘܐܸܠܘܼ ܫܬܼܩܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܐ\nܠܵܐ ܒܛܸܠ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܡ̇ܢ. :ܕܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܒܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܩܥ̈ܝܢ ܠܹܗ\nܐܘܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܠܲܡܠܸܟ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ. :ܒܪܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܬܿܕܲܡܪܲܬ̤\nܥܲܠ ܡܘܼܟܵܟܼܵܐ ܕܡܹܐܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ. :ܕܐܸܬܿܬܿܙܝܼܥܲܬ̤ ܕܬܸܬܸܿܠ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ\nܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܒܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ̈ܐ. :ܠܝܵܕܘ̈ܥܹܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ\nܡܸܠܬܼܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܸܠ ܦܵܪܘܿܩܲܢ. :ܕܐܸܢ ܦ̣ܩܕܼ ܩܥ̇ܝܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܫܘ̈ܥܹܐ\nܘܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܐܸܡ݂ܲܪ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܐܝܢܵܐ ܕܲܣܢܝܼܩ\nܥܲܠ ܬܲܚܘܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܲܫܪܪܐ. :ܕܡ̣ܢ ܓܲܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܦܫܝܼܩ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܠܹܗ\nܕܢܸܣܬܲܟܲܠ ܥܲܠ ܟܲܣܝܵܬܐ. :ܒܲܙܩܝܼܦܘܼܬܹܗ ܕܥܲܠ ܩܲܝܣܵܐ\nܡܫܲܒܿܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܬܿܝܼܩܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ.","english":"And this is the truth, as our Savior said: if these stones had been silent, the stones would have spoken her praise. It was a sacrifice in which it was fitting that the praise be taken from all. And if the children had tasted, the stones would have cried out her glory. If the youths and children had not praised among the palm branches, the pure branches would have praised on the day of his entry. The Lord of kings humbled himself, and in his humility he rode a colt. And the stones that had been robbed of glory were envious of his humility on their behalf. The leaders of the peoples who submitted to the law were guilty along with the stones, for they spoke about his praise at the sacrifice that came against them. And the priests who tasted his glory were guilty of praising. The youths cried out praises to him, the son of the king, for their salvation. And if the praisers had been silent, praise would not have been lost from the mouth, for the stones would have cried out to him with trembling, salvation for the king of kings. The whole creation was amazed at the humility of his coming, for it was stirred to give praise with a loud voice in hosannas. For to those who know, the word that our Savior spoke is true: that if he had commanded, the rocks would have cried out and the stones would have praised his greatness. He said this to the one who ascended to the demonstration of the truth, that from the clear things it was easy for him to perceive the hidden things. In his crucifixion on the wood, the praisers were silent.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage develops the paradox that even if human voices fell silent, inanimate creation would still praise Christ. Narsai intensifies the miracle by insisting that stones and branches would cry out hosannas.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܡܲܠܠܸ̈ܝ ܬܸܫܒܿܘܿܚܬܹܿܗ","severity":"info","text":"The motif of stones speaking praise echoes Luke 19:40 (and parallels) where Jesus tells the Pharisees that if he commanded, the stones would cry out. Narsai explicitly cites this dominical saying.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ̈ܐ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢ̈ܐ (ʾōšaʿʿē) is a loan from Hebrew hôšaʿ-nāʾ, meaning 'hosannas' or 'acclamations of salvation'. It is used here as a liturgical cry associated with Palm Sunday.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to the Lord of kings riding a colt (ܥܝܼܠܵܐ) alludes to the Gospel account of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, but Narsai emphasizes humility as a theological virtue, contrasting with the envy of the stones.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is built on a series of conditional and counterfactual statements ('if ... then ...'), creating a rhetorical pattern that underscores the inevitability of praise for Christ, even from inanimate objects.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ܕܲܢܡܲܠܠܘܼܢ","severity":"caution","text":"The Syriac text at this point shows possible scribal variation: ܕܲܢܡܲܠܠܘܼܢ may be a corruption or variant of ܕܲܡܠܲܠܘܼܢ ('that they spoke'). The sense is clear, but the exact form is uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'the leaders of the peoples who submitted to the law' could refer to Jewish authorities or to gentile converts; the context of Palm Sunday suggests Jewish leaders, but the Syriac is ambiguous.","The final clause 'in his crucifixion on the wood, the praisers were silent' may be a textual crux: it could mean that at the crucifixion the praisers fell silent, or that the silent stones now speak. The reading taken is that the praisers (the children) ceased, but the stones continued."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":":ܘܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܥܹܐ ܩܥ̣ܵܘ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ\nܕܚܲܝܵܒܼܝܼܢ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܚܠܵܦ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ ܘ̈ܛܠܝܐ\nܕܠܵܐ ܫܲܒܿܚܘܼܗܝ ܟܲܕܼ ܬܠܹܐܒܩܲܝܣܵܐ. :ܡܝܼܬܹ̈ܐ ܢܦܲܩ̣ܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܒܿܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ\nܘܝܲܒܲܒ̣ܘ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ. :ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܢ ܠܵܐ ܛܵܠܡ̇ܝܼܢ\nܟܝܢ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܲܒܼܝܼܬܼܵܐ. :ܕܗܵܐ ܙܵܝ̇ܥܝܼܢ ܠܲܡܫܲܒܼܵܚܘܼ\nܠܡܵܪܘܼܬܹܗ ܒܟܼܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܲܒܼܢ̈ܐ. :ܐܵܦ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܹܐܦ̈ܐ ܘܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܝ̈ܣܹܐ\nܦܫܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܠܚܵܠܹܗ ܕܢܸܬܼܡܲܠܲܠ. :ܕܲܒܼܪܸܡܙܹܗ ܟܙܝܼܥ ܠܲܟܼܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ\nܕܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ ܒܸܩܥܘܿܢ. :ܡ̈ܠܲܠܹܐ ܥܲܡ ܫܲܬܿܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ\nܒܸܐܣܟܹܿܝܡ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܐ ܙܵܡ̇ܪܝܼܢ. :ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܲܦܐܹܐ ܠܐܝܼܩܼܵܪܹܗ\nܟܲܣܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ ܒܲܟܼܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ. :ܒܬܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܗܘ̤ܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܐ\nܡ̈ܠܝܼܠܹܐ ܘܚܲܪ̈ܫܹܐ ܐܸܬܸܿܕܲܡܲܪܘ. :ܘܲܒܼܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܣܬܲܟܲܠܘ\n:ܥܲܡܵܐ ܦܩܪܵܐ ܕܝܗܕ̈ܝܐ\n:ܚܲܕ ܬܲܗܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼܵܘܗܝ ܗܵܢܵܐ\nܕܲܪܟܼܝܼܒܼ ܡܵܪܢ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ. :ܗܵܘ̇ ܕܲܟܼܪ̈ܘܿܒܹܿܐ ܒܲܡܪܵܘܡܹܐ\nܡܙܲܚܝܼܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܘܼܬܹܗ. :ܘܕܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܐ̄ܚܪܢܵܐ ܗܵܢ̇ܘ\nܕܲܒܣܘܟ̈ܐ ܢܦܲܩ̣ܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܐܪܥܹܗ. :ܘܠܵܐܝܵܕܼܥ̇ܝܼܢ ܕܡܸܛܠ ܡܢܵܐ ܠܹܗ\nܡܙܲܚܝܼܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܣܒܸܕܲܪ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ. :ܬܲܗܪܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬܼܵܝܵܐ ܗܵܢ̇ܘ\nܕܲܬܼܗܲܪܘ ܒܹܗ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܐܲܪܥܵܐ. :ܕܝܲܠܘܼܕܹܐ ܝܼܢܩܲܝ̈ ܬܕܲܝ̈ܵܐ\nܩܵܥܹ̇ܝܢ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܹܗ ܒܐܘܒܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ. :ܐܲܟܸܿܣܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܫܲܒܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܠܟܼܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ\nܘܠܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܿܫܲܥܲܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ\n:ܕܟܲܕܼ ܕܲܥܕܲܟܲܝܠ ܠܵܐ ܡܲܠܸܠܘ\nܚܲܕܬܐ ܐܲܟܼܪܸܙܘ ܒܩܵܠܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ. :ܒܬܸܫܒܿܚ̈ܵܬܼܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܼܡܼ̈ܠܠܵܢ\nܫܲܒܿܚܘܼܗܝ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܟܸܢ̈ܫܹܐ. :ܠܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܲܢܨܲܚ̣ ܒܲܩܪܵܒܼܵܐ\nܠܘܼܩܒܲܠ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ ܘܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ.","english":"And the stones and rocks cried out praise\nthat is owed to his divinity. Instead of the disciples and children\nwho did not praise him when he hung on the wood. The dead came forth from their tombs\nand cried out praise to his honor. The praise of our Lord does not diminish\nall the elements of the world. For behold, they hasten to praise\nhis lordship at all times. Even from stones and from wood\nit was easy for his word to speak. For at his sign, the elements were moved\nto cry out the greatness of his praise. The speaking ones with the silent ones,\nin their forms, behold, they sing. The praise that befits his honor\nis hidden in their elements. At the wonder that happened on that day,\nthe speaking and the deaf were astonished. And they did not understand his power,\nthe foolish people of the Jews.\nThis is one wonder: that our Lord rode on a colt.\nThat one which the cherubim in the heights\nproclaim the praise of his lordship. And another wonder is this:\nthat with branches they went out to meet him. And they do not know why it was\nthat they proclaimed their ranks. The third wonder is this:\nthat heaven and earth were astonished at it. That the children of the Hebrews\nwere crying out to him with hosannas. The children silenced the priests\nand the scribes with their hosannas,\nso that when they did not speak of their own accord,\nthey proclaimed anew with their voices. With praises that cannot be spoken,\nthe elements praised him on that day. To the king who triumphed in battle\nagainst death and Satan.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܥܹܐ","severity":"info","text":"The pairing of 'stones and rocks' intensifies the image of inanimate nature participating in praise, a motif common in Syriac liturgical poetry.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܒܩܲܝܣܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'hung on the wood' alludes to the crucifixion, recalling the cross as 'wood' (ܩܲܝܣܵܐ) in Syriac tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܐܘܿܫܲܥܲܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'hosannas' (ܐܘܿܫܲܥܲܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ) reflects the liturgical acclamation used during Palm Sunday processions, rooted in Hebrew הוֹשַׁע־נָא.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܬܲܗܪܵܐ ... ܬܠܝܼܬܼܵܝܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The passage enumerates three wonders (ܬܲܗܪܵܐ): Christ riding a colt, the branch procession, and the cosmic astonishment, structuring the narrative as a triadic miracle list.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ܥܲܡܵܐ ܦܩܪܵܐ ܕܝܗܕ̈ܝܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'foolish people of the Jews' reflects a polemical stance common in Syriac Christian literature, contrasting the Jewish failure to recognize Christ with the praise of nature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ܕܲܟܼܪ̈ܘܿܒܹܿܐ","severity":"info","text":"The cherubim (ܕܲܟܼܪ̈ܘܿܒܹܿܐ) proclaiming praise in the heights parallels the heavenly liturgy described in Isaiah 6 and Syriac anaphoras.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ܕܲܒܼܪܸܡܙܹܗ ܟܙܝܼܥ ܠܲܟܼܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ' is ambiguous: it may mean 'at his sign the elements were moved' or 'at his sign the elements were stirred to cry out'; the latter is adopted here."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":":ܘܵܝܘܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܢܹܐ\nܫܲܒܲܚܘ ܠܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ. :ܕܲܚ̣ܙܵܘ ܕܡܲܟܸܿܟ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܢܲܦ̣ܫܹܗ\nܒܪܟܘܒܐ ܡܚܝܼܠܵܐ ܘܫܝܼܛܵܐ. ܘܚܠܦ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܕܣܢܬܹܗ:\nܘܲܠܚܘܼܒܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬܼܢܲܩܦܲܬ̤. :ܗܵܐ ܡܩܲܠܣܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܟܠܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ܢ\nܒܥܹܕܲܬܼ ܩܘܼܕܼܫܵܐ ܕܪܸܚܡܬܹܗ. :ܕܚ̇ܨܝܼܢ ܒܥܹܐܕܼܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܩܲܕܲܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ\nܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܦܢ̣ܵܘ ܠܝܼܕܲܥܬܹܗ. :ܘܲܡܙܲܚܝܼܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܡܹܐ ܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ\nܚܠܵܦ ܛܵܠܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܩܲܒܲܠܘܼܗܝ. :ܟܲܕܼ ܡܫܲܒܿܚܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܣܵܘܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ\nܥܠܲܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܘܣܵܒܹ̈ܐ ܘܝܲܠܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ. :ܘܲܒܼܩܝܼܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܪܘܼܚܩܘܕܼܫܵܐ\nܙܵܡ̇ܪܝܼܢ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܠܡܵܪܘܼܬܹܗ. ܐܸܬܼܒܲܝܲܢܘ ܡܸܟܹܿܝܠ ܒܗܵܕܹܐ. ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܼܩܲܝ ܒܲܨܠܝܼܒܼܵܐ. :ܘܝܼܠܲܦܘ ܐ̄ܪܵܙܵܐ ܕܲܫܪܵܪܹܗ\nܕܲܚܠܵܦܲܝܢ ܓܡ݂ܲܪ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܐ. :ܗܝ̇ ܓܹܝܪ ܕܪܟܸܒܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܝܼܠܵܐ\nܠܵܘ ܡܸܛܠ ܕܲܠܝܼܬܿ ܠܹܗ ܪ̈ܟܼܫܐ. :ܐܸܠܵܐ ܕܠܲܢ ܢܸܬܸܠ ܛܘܼܦ̣ܣܵܐ\nܕܲܒܼܡܘܼܟܵܟܹܗ ܢܸܬܿܕܲܡܹܐ. :ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܫܲܦܝܼܪ̈ܬܹܗ\nܩܒ݂ܲܠ ܒܲܪ ܟܘܼܒܹܗ ܩܕܼܵܡ ܥܲܝܢܲܝ̈ܢ. :ܕܢܸܚܙܹܐ ܡܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܼܒܵܪ̈ܲܝܢ\nܘܠܵܐ ܢܸܬܿܬܿܪܝܼܡ ܒܫܘܼܒܼܚܵܐ ܣܪܝܼܩܵܐ. :ܠܡܲܠܟܿܘܼܬܹܗ ܓܹܝܪ ܙܲܡܸܢ ܠܲܢ\nܒܝܲܕܼ ܡܹܐ ܬܼܝܼܬܹܗ ܕܲܠܘܵܬܲܢ. :ܢܲܛܝܸܒܼ ܢܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܸܫܬܘܼܬܼܵܐ\nܕܢ̣ܥܘܿܠ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܠܲܓܼܢܘܿܢܹܗ. :ܢܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܼ̈ܝܵܐ ܬܵܒܲܥ݁ ܠܲܢ\nܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܓܸܠܝܵܢܹܗ. :ܢܸܬܼܥܲܛܲܦ ܕܲܟܼܝܼܘܼܬܼ ܢܲܦ̣ܫܵܐ\nܢܙܚܝܘܗܝ ܐܵܽܦ ܚܢܲܢ ܕܲܟܼܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ. :ܘܲܒܼܗܘ̈ܠܵܠܹܗ ܕܠܵܐ ܫܲܠܘܵܐ\nܢܕܲܡܪܸܡ ܠܲܫܡܹܗ ܩܲܕܿܝܼܒܵܐ. :ܘܢܸܩܠܹܐ ܟܠܲܢ ܫܲܘܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ\nܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܠܵܟ ܒܲܡܪܵܘܡܹܐ. ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܠܲܒܼܪܹܗ ܕܕܼܵܘܝܼܕܼ ܒܪܝܼܟ ܕܐܸܬܼ̇ܐ ܒܲܫܡܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ܀","english":"the living, and the spirits praised the Son with the stones. For they saw that he humbled himself, riding on a weak and contemptible ass. And instead of the thirst of his side, his love was not constrained. Behold, all the peoples praise him in the holy church of his love, who rejoices in his holy feasts, the peoples who despised his knowledge. And they proclaim his coming, instead of the fools who did not receive him, while the youths, the elders, and the children praise him in their assemblies. And the virgins of the Holy Spirit sing glory to his lordship. They were astonished from now on at this: the stones, redeemed by the cross, and they learned the mystery of his truth, for which he completed the day. For she who rode on the ass, not because he had no mounts, but to give an example that by his humility he might be imitated. The beauty of his fair ones, the son of his glory received before their eyes, that they might see the blemishes of their conduct and not be exalted in empty glory. For he invites us to his kingdom by means of his coming to us. Prepare the bridal chambers of the feast, that he may enter with us into his bridal chamber. Pure bridal chambers await us on the great day of his revelation. Let the purity of the soul be adorned, and let us see his face also in a pure manner. And in his restless joys, let us exalt his holy name, and let all of us equally cry out: Hosanna to you in the heights. Hosanna to the blessed Son of David, who came in the name of the Lord.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܢܹܐ","severity":"info","text":"The Syriac ܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܢܹܐ (rūḥāṯē) is the plural of rūḥā, meaning 'spirits' or 'breaths'. Here it likely refers to the souls of the departed, consistent with the preceding mention of the dead coming from tombs.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܵܝܘܡܵܢܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Hosanna in the heights' echoes the liturgical acclamation of Palm Sunday, derived from Psalm 118:25 (LXX) and the Gospel accounts of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9-10).","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ܪܟܘܒܐ ܡܚܝܼܠܵܐ ܘܫܝܼܛܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The description of the ass as 'weak and contemptible' reflects the patristic topos of Christ's humility in choosing a lowly mount, contrasting with royal or military steeds, to teach humility.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܲܠܚܘܼܒܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬܼܢܲܩܦܲܬ̤","severity":"info","text":"This line marks a rhetorical shift from the narrative of the ass to a theological reflection on Christ's unconstrained love, serving as a pivot between the historical event and its spiritual meaning.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܲܒܼܩܝܼܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܪܘܼܚܩܘܕܼܫܵܐ","severity":"info","text":"The 'virgins of the Holy Spirit' likely refers to consecrated virgins or a spiritual elite in the Syriac church, reflecting the ascetic and liturgical context of Narsai's homily.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ܘܵܝܘܡܵܢܵܐ","severity":"caution","text":"The Syriac ܘܵܝܘܡܵܢܵܐ (wāyōmāṯā) is ambiguous: it could be a variant spelling of 'Hosanna' (ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ) or a separate exclamation. The context supports the liturgical acclamation, but the form is unusual.","cites":[{"key":"ed:dsc-56","label":"source edition: On Palm Sunday","url":"https://syriaccorpus.org/56"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the spirits' (ܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܢܹܐ) is ambiguous: they could be the souls of the dead or angelic beings. The preceding context of the dead coming from tombs suggests the former.","The phrase 'the day' (ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܐ) may refer to Palm Sunday itself or to the eschatological 'great day' of revelation mentioned later."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}