SIJ 296

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 296
Transliteration
l s²ms¹ bn s²ddt ḏ- ʾ{l} ----d w bny h- s¹tr s¹nt ʾs¹r ḥrṯt ws²kt f h lt w ds²r s¹lm w ʿwr w ʿrg ḏ- yʿwr h- ḫ{ṭ}{ṭ}
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Translation
By S²ms¹ son of S²ddt of the lineage of ----D aand he built the shelter he year Ḥrṯt made Ws²kt prisoner. So, O Lt and Ds²r [grant] security and [inflict] blindness and lameness on whoever scratches out the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 296: s²ddt ----d for s²ddt ḏ- ʾ{l} ----d. MNH pp. 343-344 and n. 261: s¹nt ʾs¹r ḥrṯt ws²kt - the year Ḥrṯt made Ws²kt prisoner; on Graf and references to ḥrṯt in the texts.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [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
#0016979
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