C 4803

Text Information

Siglum
C 4803
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1018 a
Transliteration
l ʾlwhb bn {z}mr bn ḏk{r} {f} wʿ{y} ʿl- rḫlt -h ws¹q -h h- ḏʾb f h b{ʿ}ls¹mn s¹lm l- nʿm ḥl w ʿwr {l-} ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr w ḥyy l- ḏ yqrʾ h- ktb
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Translation
By ʾlwhb son of {Zmr} son of Ḏkr and he {was mindful} of his ewe-lamb, which the wolf had seized, so, O {Bʿls¹mn}, let there be security that camping be made easy; and may he who would efface this writing go blind but may he who would read this writing have long life.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: l ʾlwhb bn (z)mr bn ḏk{r} {f} wʿ{y} ʿl- rḫlt -h ws¹q -h h- ḏʾb f h b{ʿ}ls¹mn s¹lm l- nʿm ḥl w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr h/ s¹fr w ḥyy l- ḏ yqrʾ h- ktb

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0008007
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA