C 4799

Siglum
C 4799
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1012 a
Transliteration
l ḍt(r) (b)[n] wh{b}l (h-) ʾtn
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Translation
By {Ḍtr} {son of} {Whbl} is the she-ass
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: l ḍtm w (ʾ)ḥls¹ ʾtn "By Ḍtm and he made the female ass safe"
Commentary
The interpretation here is offered very tentatively.

  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
On the left bank of Wādī Ġarz, near a bridge to the track leading from Damascus to Zalaf (C p. 589), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) or Rif Dimašq Governorates, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Domestic animals, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0008003
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA