SIJ 54

Siglum
SIJ 54
Transliteration
l ḥglt bn s¹lm bn ʿbd ḏ- ʾ[l] dʾf w mṭy s¹nt ḥmky{k}l
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Translation
By Ḥglt son of S¹lm son of ʿbd of the {lineage of} Dʾf and he travelled quickly the year ḥmky{k}l
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 54: ḥmlt for ḥglt;<ḍ><<ʾ>>f for dʾf; Jamme 1970: 78, note 111: ḥglt
Commentary
Note that the third letter is quite different from the m's in the text and Jamme's reading is almost certainly correct despite the fact that the name is otherwise unattested.

Editio Princeps
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  • [JSaf.N] Jamme, A. Safaitic Notes (Commentary on JaS 44-176). [privately printed]. Washington, DC, 1970.
  • [SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Ǧaṯūm, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0016719
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