JSLih 061

Siglum
JSLih 061
Alternative Sigla
D 019, Scagliarini 1994: 254–259, no. 25, Al-Qudrah 1993: 48, no. 141, Déroche 1987: 117–118, CLL 062, Grimme 1937: 300–301
Transliteration
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bq / hrb / {s¹}-
lḥ / ḏġb-
t / ʾdq / l- l-
h / {h}- ṣlmn
{f} rḍy -h / w
{s¹}ʿd -h
OCIANA
Translation
By -h son of [----]
bq Hrb {priest
of} Ḏġb-
t offered to Lh
{the} statuette
{and so} may he favour him and
{help} him
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Line 1. Jaussen & Savignac followed by Grimme, Caskel, Al-Qudrah, Scagliarini and Farès-Drappeau: bnhdb rather than bq hrb. Lines 1–2. Jaussen & Savignac: blḥ for s¹lḥ; Grimme followed by Caskel, Al-Qudrah and Farès-Drappeau: flḥ for s¹lḥ. Line 3. Jaussen & Savignac followed by Farès-Drappeau: ʾdy for ʾdq; Scagliarini: ʾd for ʾdq. Line 5. Jaussen & Savignac followed by Grimme: rṭy for rḍy. TRANSLATION Lines 2–3. ʾlh, Jaussen & Savignac: the divine name Ilah. Line 5. h- ṣlmn: Grimme: 'this image'; Caskel followed by Déroche, Al-Qudrah and Scagliarini: 'two statues'; Farès-Drappeau: 'this statue'; Müller, W.W. 1982: 22: "statuette", see also Macdonald 2004: 505, §4.1.4 Lines 6–7. rḍy -h w s¹ʿd -h: Caskel: 'two life spans and fortune to him'; s¹ʿd -h, Jaussen & Savignac: 'his happiness!'; Farès-Drappeau: 'he guided him'. DISCUSSION Jamme 1973: 146, note 132. Déroche 1987: 241. Macdonald 2004: 515 (siglum CLL 062).
Commentary
Lines 2–3: The inscription is damaged at this point and any reading is uncertain. The substantive s¹lḥ 'priest' before the divine name ḏġbt is often attested in the inscriptions of al-ʿUdayb. Flḥḏġbt is only attested as a compound name (Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2010: 235). From the point of view of the palaeography, we observe that the s¹ does not tend to join its two vertical parallel strokes on the bottom as do other similar letters, cf. b in line 1 and 2, and ʾ in line 3. Lines 2–3. The word lh could also be interpreted as the god name Lh. Line 4. ṣlmn can be explained as a dual or external plural or perhaps a diminutive (see Macdonald 2004: 505, §4.1.4).

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

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Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1909–1910
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0034200
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