SIJ 319

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 319
Transliteration
l ġṯ bn ġṯ bn s¹lm ḏ- ʾl ḥẓy w wgm ʿl- wḥ(----) w ʿl- b(----) r(ġ)m mny f h lt nq(h)t b- wlʿ m y[ʿ][w][r] h- ḫṭṭ
OCIANA
Translation
By Ġṯ son of Ġṯ son of S¹lm of the lineage of Ḥẓy and he grieved for Wḥ---- and for B---- loathing death. And, O Lt [infict] blindness and ejection from tomb by a loved one on whoever scratches out the Inscription
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 319: b- w(d)(d) (l-) (ḏ-) for b- wlʿ m
Commentary
wlʿ cf. Ar. walaʿ “violent love”

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
#0017002
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OCIANA. 'SIJ 319.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/11966. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2025.