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KhU 78

Text Information

Siglum
KhU 78
Transliteration
l s¹ʿd bn ʿm bn rṯʿʾl bn ḫrg bn bḥrmh bn {r}f{ʾ}t bn ʿmr bn zd[[]]ʾl bn ʾs²ll w wgm f h yṯ{ʿ} rwḥ
Translation
By S¹ʿd son of ʿm son of Rṯʿʾl son of Ḫrg son of Bḥrmh son of {Rfʾt} son of ʿmr son of {Zdʾl} son of ʾs²ll and he mourned; and so O {Yṯʿ} [grant] relief from sorrow

Interpretation

Commentary
After ḫrg the text is very lightly scratched and the name rfʾt is particularly faint on the photograph. The lower fork of the ʾ has been obscured by an abrasion as has the ʿ of Yṯʿ. The letter which was originally carved after the d of zdʾl has been scored over and was presumably an error corrected by the author. The magic sign of 7 lines has been scratched below the name Ḫrg and may occur again above Zdʾl. The first four names are incised and the others are scratched.

Provenance
S.W. of the Safa
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Name Distinguished
Incised/scratched
Technique
Incised & scratched

Associated Signs
2 sets of 7 lines
Associated Inscriptions
Site
Ḫirbat al-Umbāshī, Syria
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0010012
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