Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 158703

Text Information

Siglum
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 158703
Alternative Sigla
Stehle 1960: 14–16
Transliteration
l qdm bn mḥrb bn ḃnt bn ms¹k bn ʾnʿm bn nfr bn s²ddt bn ḫbb bn ʾdd bn yẓr w ḥḍr f h lt s¹lm w ġnmt w wgm ʿl- ʾs¹ w ʿl- fḍḥ w ʿl- bgrt rġm mny
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Translation
By Qdm son of Mḥrb son of Bnt son of Ms¹k son of ʾnʿm son of Nfr son of S²ddt son of ḫbb son of ʾdd son of Yẓr and he remained near a permanent source of water and so O Lt [grant] security and booty and he grieved for ʾs¹ and for Fḍḥ and for Bgrt brought down by Fate
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Stehle 1960: 14–16 reads this as two inscriptions: 158703.1 l qdm bn mḥrb bn ḃnt bn ms¹k bn ʾnʿm bn nfr bn s²ddt and 158703.2: l ḫbb bn ʾdd bn nẓr w ḥḍr f h lt s¹lm w znmt w wgm ʿl- ʾs¹ w ʿl- fḍḥ w ʿl- bgrt kzm mh "And he was present (at this place). And in the name of Lt greeting. And a token and a mark for ʾs¹ and for Fdḥ and for Bgrt. He replenished his water supply (?)" :
Commentary
The inscription is written on 2 faces and was read as 2 texts by Stehle. However a b and n are just visible, despite a chip, before the name ḫbb and so it is clearly all one inscription.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Rocking-blade
Direction of Script
Curving/boustrophedon
Site
The ARAMCO Tapline Mile 474/2, Jordan
Current Location
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (158073)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026112
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OCIANA. 'Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 158703.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/11434. Accessed: 20 Jun, 2025.