JSLih 138

Siglum
JSLih 138
Alternative Sigla
D 033, Scagliarini 1994: 323–326, no. 40, 51, no. 154, Al-Qudrah 1993, Robin 1991–1993: 118, Müller, W.W. 1988: 625–626, van den Branden 1962: 58-59, no. 24, CLL 001, Grimme 1937: 281
Transliteration
khf / kbrʾl / bn mtʿʾl / mlk / ddn / w ṯrw / nʿm / b- -h / nʿrgd
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Translation
By / son of Mtʿʾl Cave tomb of Kbrʾl son of Mtʿʾl king of Ddn and Nʿrgd became abundant in property by means of him
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Jaussen & Savignac: nʿrmd rather than nʿrgd. TRANSLATION w ṯrw nʿm b- -h, Jaussen & Savignac followed by Farès-Drappeau: '(they) wished good fortune to him'; Grimme: 'And he (God) may donate more grace to them'; Caskel: 'And Ṯirau. (he) found favour in it'; van den Branden followed by Al-Qudrah: '(he) built/prepared and is good here'; Müller W.W.: 'there was offered to him abundant benefactions'; Robin followed by Scagliarini: 'May (he) increase his benefits to him'; nʿrgd, Müller W.W.: 'supporter of Gadd'. DISCUSSION Grimme 1937: 277. Jamme 1968: 41-42. Winnett & Reed 1970: 114-115. Wissmann 1970: 950. Mascitelli 2006: 117-119. Al-Theeb (Al-Ḏuyayb) 2013: 22.
Commentary
Line 2. The verb ṯrw is cognate with Arabic ṯarā 'to be or to become abundant in cattle or other property', 'to become in a state of competence or sufficiency in no need, rich (Lane 1863-1893: 335b).

Editio Princeps
Grimme 1937: 281

Technique
In relief
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
Funerary, Genealogy, Historical, Place-name, Structure
Old OCIANA ID
#0034901
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