SIJ 298+300

Siglum: SIJ 298+300
Transliteration: l ʿbd bn ḥnn bn s¹ʿd bn ḥnnʾl ---- bn ---- bn ṭys²t bn ʿtq bn bdn bn ẓnn bn ḥrm bn ʿwḏ bn whbʾl ---- f h lt w ds²r s¹lm {w} {n}qʾt b wdd ḏ- yʿwr h- s¹fr
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Translation: By ʿbd son of Ḥnn son of S¹ʿd son of Ḥnnʾl ---- son of ---- son of Ṭys²t son of ʿtq son of Bdn son of Ẓnn son of Ḥrm son of ʿwḏ son of Whbʾl ---- and so O Lt and Ds²r may he be secure and may whoever scratches out the inscription by thrown out of the grave by a loved one
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: SIJ 298: l ʿbd to ḥnnʾl. SIJ 300: the rest; bn ʾmr bn ṭys²t for bn ----[----]
Commentary: Probably a longer version of the genealogy which occurs in SIJ 681. The first two gaps in the text are the result of the growth of lichen over the face. On the photograph it is impossible to see anything under the first but there would be sufficient room for bn ns²gʾl bn nẓmʾl as in SIJ 681 in which the latter is followed by bn ʾʾmr. Immediately after first gap there is what looks like a bn followed by some illegible signs which seem to be those which appear as ʾmr on the facsimile in SIJ. From what is visible on the photograph this reading is impossible and it should be noted that on the published facsimile these letters have been misplaced immediately before bn ṭys²t whereas in fact the second patch of lichen under which there would be room for at least one name intervenes. The third gap is the result of deliberate scratching over.

[SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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