BRCM 39.1

Siglum
BRCM 39.1
Transliteration
l ʾs¹ bn ʾnʿm bn ḥ{s²}{f}[n} [w] [n]dm ʿl- ʾs²yʿ -h
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Translation
By ʾs¹ son ʾnʿm son of {Ḥs²fn} {and} {he was devastated by grief} for his companions
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
BRCM: ḥffn for ḥ{s²}{f}[n]. Translation: "For ʾs¹ son of ʾnʿm son of Ḥffn and I regret (I feel sorrow for) his followers."
Commentary
The text at the top of the face reading from left to right and curving back on itself. The last three letters of the third name have been hammered over and are restored on the basis of BRCM 19.3 where it is clear that the second letter is different from the third.

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Associated Signs
7 dots in a line after the end of the text.
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BRCM] 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
Genealogy, Grieving
Old OCIANA ID
#0030446
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA