Damascus Museum 21039.5

Text Information

Siglum
Damascus Museum 21039.5
Alternative Sigla
AKSJ Damascus Museum 1.3
Transliteration
l tḥy w ts²wqt ʾl- ʾlbʾ
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Translation
By Tḥy and she longed for ʾlbʾ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is carved on a limestone bowl with short handles at the base and (broken off) at the rim: diameter at the rim is 16 cms, at the base is 12 cms, and it is 9.5 cms high. It starts immediately to the left of the broken upper handle, running above Damascus Museum 21039.2 (AKSJ 1.2.1) and below the end of Damascus Museum 21039.6 (= AKSJ 1.1.1). It was clearly carved before Damascus Museum 20139.4 since the latter curves upwards to avoid it.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Special Letter Forms
s² zig-zag
Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Inscriptions
Damascus Museum 21039: 1–4, 6–9 (= AKSJ 1.1-1.1.1; 1.2.1-2; 1.4; 1.5.1-2)

  • [AKSJ] Abū ʿAssāf, ʿA. Kitābāt ṣafawiyyah ǧadīdah fī matḥafay dimašq wa tadmur. Annales archéologiques arabes syriennes 25, 1975: 141-145, pls 1-4 [Arabic Section].
Site
Possibly between Darʿā and Boṣrā, Darʿā (Daraa) Governorate, Syria
Current Location
Damascus Museum (21039)
Subjects
Genealogy, Women, Yearning
Old OCIANA ID
#0010700
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA