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ZeGA 2

Siglum
ZeGA 2
Transliteration
l yġṯ ḏ- ʾl ʿmn s¹lm
Translation
By Yġṯ of the lineage of ʿmn [may he be] secure

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
ZeGA 2: s¹lm "Greetings!"
Commentary
The top parts of the second and third letters are not visible in the photograph although the letters are quite clear in the copy. The tail of the s¹ is not drawn on the copy. It seems likely that there are further letters after the second m. The word s¹lm at the end of the text seems to be an imitation of Nabataean graffiti which very often begin or end with šlm.

Provenance
Jabal al-ʿArab
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Direct ham. & chiselled

Associated Inscriptions

  • Zeinaddin, H. Safaitische Inschriften aus dem Ǧabal al-ʿArab. Damaszener Mitteilungen 12, 2000: 265-289, pls 58-69.
Site
Ǧabal al-ʿArab (formerly Ǧabal al-Druz), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1997
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0018598
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