SIJ 87

Siglum
SIJ 87
Transliteration
l dʾyt bn brd bn whbʾl bn ṣbḥ bn s¹ʿd bn s²hyt bn dhr ḏ- ʾl bdn w ʾḫḏ h- nhy w {ḫ}{r}ṣ w h lt nqʾt ḏ yʿwr h- s¹[f][r]
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Translation
By Dʾyt son of Brd son of Whbʾl son of Ṣbḥ son of S¹ʿd son of S²hyt son of Dhr of the lineage of Bdn and he took possession of the pool and {was on the look-out} and O Lt [inflict] ejection from the grave [on] whoever scratches out the {inscription}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 87: despite the length of the 3rd letter, bdn (as in SIJ) preferred to bdl (our previous reading) as demonstrated by Chirara della Puppa in her doctoral thesis; l- ḏ for [l-] ḏ; w ʾḫḏ h- nhy "and he has taken possession of the enclosure (?)" JSafN p. 39 note 24: w ʾḫḏ h- nhy "and he has taken possession of the pond" VEA p. 186: w ʾḫḏ -h Nhy (N.Div.)
Commentary
There is no l before ḏ yʿwr. The f and r of s¹fr are not visible on the photographs.

Editio Princeps
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  • [JSaf.N] Jamme, A. Safaitic Notes (Commentary on JaS 44-176). [privately printed]. Washington, DC, 1970.
  • [VEA] Voigt, R.M. Einige altnordarabische Inschriften. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 97, 1981: 178-187, pl. 13-14.
  • [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
#0016758
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