SIT 48

Siglum: SIT 48
Alternative Sigla: CEDS 74
Transliteration: l mʿṣ w ws¹q h- ms¹{g}ḥt f ʾnqḏ (f) ṣyr w ḫs¹f
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Translation: By Mʿṣ and he withstood the ms¹{g}ḥt but then he was captured {and so} he returned to permanent water in an emaciated state
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: SIT: gʿṣ for mʿṣ; h- mrgḥt for h- mbgḥt; translated from w ws¹q as "and he drove the camels. So he escaped and returned and he became lean". CEDS 74: l mʿṣ w ws¹q h mbgḥt f ʾnqḏ f ṣyr w ḫs¹f. JMAA VIII p. 7: gnṣ for mʿṣ; ws¹q "to gather"; ʾnqḏ "he was rescued"; ṣyr "to migrate"; ḫs¹f cf. C 3064 translated in JSM p. 507. H unp.: w ws¹q h mrgḥt "And he drove the camels which had a quivering motion in going along with short steps" or "He withstood the heavily armed men".
Commentary: Ws¹q can mean "he struggled (with)", "he fought" or "he withstood". It is difficult to interpret ms¹{g}ḥt. The translation of the words f ṣyr w ḫs¹f is based on that in Al-Jallad & Jaworska s.v. ḫsf.

Associated Signs

Two concentric circles joined by "spokes". A cartouche crossed with two sets of 7 lines, and another set within the cartouche.

Associated Inscriptions

[CEDS] Safaitic inscriptions recorded by V.A. Clark on the Eastern Desert Survey and published here
[SIT] Harding, G.L. Safaitic Inscriptions from Tapline in Jordan. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 17, 1972: 5-14 and 2 unnumbered plates.
[H unp] Unpublished readings and translations of Ancient North Arabian inscriptions by G. Lankester Harding
[JSM] Jamme, A. Safaitic mlk, "Lord" of the Tribe. Orientalia 39, 1970: 504-511.
[JMAA VIII] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe VIII. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1979.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA