C 74

Siglum
C 74
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1371 a
Transliteration
l ʾqyn bn {ṣ}fy w zry {b-} ʾlwhb ʾlf -h l- ʾbd hy ʾlt ʾʿzz
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Translation
By ʾqyn son of (Ṣfy} and he was treated {with} contempt by ʾlwhb who had always been his close companion. O ʾlt, restore [him].
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: ṣfy for {ṣ}fy; ʾl whbʾl f h {l}{h} bd "the tribe of Whbʾl and so O Lh escape" for ʾlwhb ʾlf -h l- ʾbd “ʾlwhb his constant companion for ever"; "O Yʾlt comfort" for "O ʾlt he was distressed".

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line left to right

Associated Inscriptions
C 74-77.2

  • [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
#0003279
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