C 4854

Siglum
C 4854
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1086 a
Transliteration
l wrd bn khl bn ʿm w ṣy(r) {h-} mʾ
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Translation
By Wrd son of Khl son of ʿm and {he returned to} {the} water
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The word mʾ here corresponds with Classical Arabic māʾ whereas the word for water in Safaitic is usually my corresponding to the Lebanese Arabic mayy (see Al-Jallad 2015: 329).

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • [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 right bank of Wādī Ġarz, near the track leading from Damascus to Zalaf (C p. 593), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) or Rif Dimašq Governorates, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Movement, Watering
Old OCIANA ID
#0008058
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA