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SIJ 284

Siglum
SIJ 284
Transliteration
l mrbḥ bn ymlk w s²ṭr f <<>>h lh ḥnn w ġyrt w s¹lm w ʿwr l- mn yʿwr h- s¹fr
Translation
By Mrbḥ son of Ymlk. And he was cross-eyed. And, O Lh, [grant] pity and relief and security, but blindness to him who obliterates the inscription.

Interpretation

Commentary
The author first wrote f ḥ and then realising that he had omitted the vocative particle + N.Div. wrote h lh to one side of the ḥ and continued the text from there.

Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0016967
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