C 892

Siglum: C 892
Alternative Sigla: Vogüé 4
Transliteration: ---- b[n] ʾlwhb w ṣyr mn- rḥbt b- (k)s¹ʾmlḥ mṭr qry ḍnt f ḫrṣ h- s¹my s¹nt mrʾ qdm ḍf ---- r[ʿ]y rḥbt ʿlṯ b{r}y
Translation: ---- {son of} ʾlwhb and he returned to permanent water from the Ruḥbah at {the cosmical setting} of Aquarius mṭr qry ḍnt and so he was watching the skies the year mrʾqdm Ḍf ---- {he pastured} the Ruḥbah on desert tamarisk

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: C: bf----s¹ʾmlḥm{s¹} for b-(k)s¹ʾ mlḥ mṭ; yḍn{t} for yḍnt; mbʾq dmḍ f for mrʾ qdm ḍf; ṯ{b}{r}y

Provenance: Khirbat al-Hubayrīyah is a site at the northern end of the Kraa (al-Qaraʾah), some 7.5 km south-east of Khirbat al-Umbāshī. The inscriptions were found in the area surrounding the site.

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