JSLih 006.2

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: TEXT This text corresponds to line 7 of JSLih 006. Jaussen & Savignac: tṣbn ʾlmls¹t s²lt w l(d)----ʿd bs¹th ḥmlt rather than tm bn ʾlmls¹t s²lṯ ---- bs¹th ḥmrt; Caskel: tṣbn ʾlmls¹s² s²lt w lʿb bs¹th s¹lmt for tm bn ʾlmls¹t s²lṯ ---- bs¹th ḥmrt; Al-Qudrah: tṣbn ʾlmls¹t ṯlt w lʿb bs¹th s¹lmt rather than tm bn ʾlmls¹t s²lṯ ---- bs¹th ḥmrt. TRANSLATION Jaussen & Savignac: 'l ---- al-Malis¹at, three children (?), ʿAbdbus¹tah (?), Ḥamilat'; Caskel followed by Al-Qudrah: 'and oath and a question to the oracle ----'.
Commentary: This graffito was interpreted by previous authors as line 7 of JSLih 006. The last word cannot be read on the photograph, and is taken from the copy.

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