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BRCM 2.2

Text Information

Siglum
BRCM 2.2
Transliteration
l glḥn bn gls¹ bn s²{f}gt bn gl{ḥ}n bn ḫlṣ bn ʾs¹ bn nmr bn bs¹ʾ f ds²r ġnmt
Translation
By Glḥn son of Gls¹ son {S²fgt} son of {Glḥn} son of Ḫlṣ son of ʾs¹ son of Nmr son of Bs¹ʾ so Ds²r [grant] booty

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
BRCM: glhn for glḥn; s²fʿt for s²fgt; glhn for gl{ḥ}n.
Commentary
There is marked difference between the shape of s² in s²{f}gt and that in ds²r. The {f} in s²{f}gt has one too many curves and indeed looks like another s². Finally, the g appears to have a dot in it like a Hismaic ḍ, but this is almost certainly accidental in view the many clear instances of s²fgt in the BRCM texts.

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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Technique
Chiselled

Associated Signs
Possibly 7 lightly scratched lines
Associated Drawings
2 women drawing out their hair
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • Bikai, P.M. Rājil: The Cairn of The Mermaids. Pages 225-244 in F. Al-Khraysheh (ed.), Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan. X. Amman: Department of Antiquities, 2009.
Site
Qāʿ al-Muqallā 40 km east of al-Azraq in Wādī Rāǧil, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2002–2005
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0030419
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