C 25

Text Information

Siglum
C 25
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1350 a
Transliteration
l ġṯ bn ġṯ w wgd ʾṯr ʾḫ -h f wlh ʿl- -h [[]] f hy lt w h s²ms¹ ʾṭn ʾl- -km yd -h l- ṯʾr m- ḏ ʾs¹lf
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By Ġṯ son of Ġṯ and he found the inscription of his brother so he was distraught with grief for him. So, O Lt and S²ms¹, may he cut off his hand for you (in promise) that he will indeed have vengeance against him who has committed this act.
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: ʾ{y}tn l- ʾlk m-yd -h l- ʾṯr m- ḏ ʾs¹lf "[have] mercy on him who is reaching his end in revenge against him who erases" "f h ylt" or "f hy lt"?

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

Associated Inscriptions
C 26-28 C 31

  • [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
#0003230
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Updated 04 Dec, 2024 by OCIANA