C 4671

Siglum
C 4671
Alternative Sigla
Dussaud M 753 a
Transliteration
l ḫbṯ bn mlk bn bdn bn rfʾt h- dmḍ
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Translation
By Ḫbṯ son of Mlk son of Bdn son of Rfʾt the dmḍ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: h- dmḍ "this camel [?]"
Commentary
The final word is clear on the copy but we have not been able to find such a root in Semitic. C gives no justification for his translation "camel" either here or in C 892 where it also occurs, equally clearly.

  • [Dussaud M] Dussaud, R. & Macler, F. Mission dans les régions désertiques de la Syrie moyenne. Extrait des /Nouvelles Archives des Missions Scientifiques/, t. X [p. 405-744, ps. 1-31 ]. Paris: Imprimerie nationale / Leroux, 1903.
  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Ġadīr al-Darb, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1901
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Query (subject uncertain)
Old OCIANA ID
#0007875
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