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SIJ 363

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 363
Transliteration
l s¹ḫr bn gyz {b}{n} gzy h- mṭy
Translation
By S¹ḫr son of Gyz {son of} Gzy are the mounts

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 363: {w} gzy h mṭy “and he rewarded the pack animals”
Commentary
The letter after gyz is not clear on the photograph but does not seem to have a cross-stroke which is presumably why Winnett marked his w as doubtful. It seems more likely that it is a bn in which the b and n have been joined as is very common. For mṭy meaning "riding beasts", "mounts" compare Arabic matiyy (plural of matiyyah "riding beast") (Hava 726).

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Original Translation Credit
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  • Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
  • Hava, J.G. Al-Faraid Arabic-English Dictionary. Fifth edition. Beirut: Dār al-Mašriq, 1982.
Site
Ǧāwā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0017048
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