SIJ 137

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 137
Transliteration
l nwḥ bn ṣ{ʾ}m
wlhʾ{f}hʾly
whʾbnyhfṣ{ḥ}m{y}rḥlm
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Translation
By Nwḥ son of {Ṣʾm}
wlhʾ{f}hʾly
whʾbnyhfṣ{ḥ}m{y}rḥlm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 137: lrwḥ ṣṣm wlhʾblnʾly whʾbnyhfṣḥmyẓrḥlm
Commentary
It is difficult to make any sense of this. On Winnett's copy there is a vertical line crossed by 4 short horizontal strokes with a curve at one end with one end. As can be seen on the photograph, this is scratched very faintly to the left of line 1 and the 7 dots.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Signs
7 dots

  • [SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Ǧāwā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0016814
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA