C 8

Text Information

Siglum
C 8
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1345 a
Transliteration
l s¹r bn ḫlʾl bn ḃnt ḏ- ʾl qmr w mṭy f h lt w h s²ʿhqm s¹lm w {ġ}nmt l- ḏ s²ḥṣ
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Translation
By S¹r son of Ḫlʾl son of Bnt of the lineage of Qmr and he was travelling quickly so O Lt and O S²ʿhqm [grant] security and {booty} to him who is suffering from lack of milk
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: (r)ḍw for mṭy; "drive off" for "suffering from lack of milk"

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving then boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions
C 9-15

  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Ǧabal Says, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003213
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA