SIJ 353

Siglum
SIJ 353
Transliteration
l mġny bn zbd w s²ṭr f h lt ḥnn
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Translation
By Mġny son of Zbd and he was cross-eyed. So, O Lt, (have) pity
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 353: mfny for mġny; ḥ{n}{n} for ḥnn.
Commentary
The text is written vertically on a rock face and below line 2 there is the beginning of a Kufic graffito not published in Baramki 1964 (BNAS). Comparison of the third letter with the f introducing the prayer shows that the former cannot be a f and must be a ġ. The n's of ḥnn are clear on the photograph used for SIJ Pl. V and it is not clear why Winnett marked them as uncertain.

Editio Princeps
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  • [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
#0017036
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA