ASFF 94

Siglum
ASFF 94
Transliteration
l ṣʿdʾl bn ʾs¹lm w ʿyr mn mṭr f h rḍy ʿyr mn {m}ṭr
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Translation
By Ṣʿd son of ʾs¹lm and so grant a bloodwit from Mṭr, O Rḍy, grant a bloodwit from {Mṭr}
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

ʿyr: This verb is likely a variant of the verb ġyr 'to grant a bloodwit', also the noun, ġyrt (Lane, 2316). It reflects the marginal sound change in Safaitic, ġ > ʿ.

mṭr: This could refer to the lineage of mṭr, which appears to be a clan of the ʾāl ṣabāḥ, a lineage group mentioned a few times in the inscriptions mainly as antagonists. A man of this lineage produced a bilingual Safaitic-Greek inscription: (BES19s 3). The m of the second mṭr is carved in a rather tight way, causing it to resemble a b. However, the earlier mṭr assures that its first glyph is simply a poorly carved m.

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Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Sabri Abbadi

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

  • [ASFF] Previously unpublished Safaitic inscriptions recorded by Sabri Abbadi in 1995 at Qāʿ Fahdah and Tall al-Fāhdāwī, Jordan
  • [Lane] 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.
Site
Qāʿ al-Fahdah and Tall al-Fahdāwī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0033825
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Updated 02 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'ASFF 94,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/17013. Accessed: 20 Apr, 2026.