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ZeGA 5

Siglum
ZeGA 5
Transliteration
l ġnṯ w wḥd b- ḥrf f hy lt {s¹}lm
Translation
By Ġnṯ and he was alone in misfortune and so O Lt [grant] security

Interpretation

Commentary
We would suggest interpreting b- ḥrf on the basis of Arabic ḥurf "ill-fatedness, privation of prosperity" (Lane 550c). On the vocative particle hy see Al-Jallad 2015: 158.

Provenance
Jabal al-ʿArab
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Direct hammered

Associated Inscriptions

  • Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
  • Al-Jallad, A.M. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • Zeinaddin, H. Safaitische Inschriften aus dem Ǧabal al-ʿArab. Damaszener Mitteilungen 12, 2000: 265-289, pls 58-69.
Site
On the tell on which the village of Šaʿaf is built, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1997
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0018601
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