GS 57

Siglum
GS 57
Transliteration
rġ{d} s¹ ---- f dṯ[ʾ] b- kʿm
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Translation
{ease?} S¹---- so {he spent the season of the later rains} at kʿm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The first part of the inscription is broken off, but perhaps it contained an appeal to a deity to grant ease, rġd (=Arabic raġad "ease and comfort"). The letters following s¹ are obscured by damage to the rock. We take kʿm as a toponym, analogous with HSIM 49218.2: dṯʾ b- ḥgr. The root kʿm in Arabic means to muzzle a camel.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [GS] Inscriptions from Ǧabal Says recorded by Robert Hoyland and Michael Macdonald and published here
Site
Ǧabal Says, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0030267
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA