C 3967

Siglum
C 3967
Alternative Sigla
Dussaud M 179
Transliteration
l tm bn bny bn s¹hm bn qḥs² bn mlk bn qḥs² w wgʿ ʿl- hdn w ʿl- ḍbʾ w ʿl- ys¹lm w ʿl- s¹ly w ʿl- mṣrm w ʿl- {n}ṣr f wny w bʾs¹ m ẓll w ---- f h lt rwḥ l- ḏ s¹ʾr w lqʾ ḏ dḫl ----
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Translation
By Tm son of Bny son of S¹hm son of Qḥs² son of Mlk son of Qḥs² and he grieved in pain for Hdn and for Ḍbʾ and for Ys¹lm and for S¹ly and for Mṣrm and for {Nṣr} and so he became weak and despair for those who remain and ---- and so O Lt [grant] ease for him who remains and may he who seeks protection find [it]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: wgm "he grieved" for wgʿ "he grieved in pain"; hd(y) for hdn; s¹{n}y for s¹ly; bʾs¹ mẓll "woe to the destroyers" for bʾs¹ m ẓll "despair for those who remain"; rwḥ l- ḏ s¹ʾr "rest, preserving whole" for "ease for him who remains"; w (n)qʾ ḏ dḫl "and exact vengeance from a provoker" for w lqʾ ḏ dḫl "may he who seeks protection find [it]".

  • [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
"Between al-Ḥifnah and Abū Zaʿrūr" (C p. 495), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1901
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Grieving, Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0007171
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