ASFF 119

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ASFF 119
Transliteration
l gml w nḥr gt ḍʾn -h
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Translation
By Gml and he slaughtered the pick of his sheep
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
OCIANA 1: l ʿmr w nḥr ʿt ḍʾn -h, translation: By ʿmr and nḥr ʿt ḍʾn -h
Commentary
gt: The root √gtt is rare in Arabic, and is said to refer to the examination of a ram to determine if it is fat or not (Lisan, 543b). Based on this, and the word's syntax in the present inscription, I have opted for the translation 'pick of' or 'choice'. nḥr: This is a rare verb for slaughtering an animal (the usual verb in Safaitic is ḏbḥ), attested in Quran 108, and may imply a ritual sacrifice.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

  • [ASFF] Previously unpublished Safaitic inscriptions recorded by Sabri Abbadi at Qāʿ Fahdah and Tall al-Fāhdāwī, Jordan
  • [Lisan] Ibn Manẓūr, Muḥammad b. al-Mukarram. Lisān al-ʿArab. Ṭabʿah ǧadīdah muḥaqqaqah wa-maškūlah šaklan kāmilan wa-muḏayyalah bi-fahāris mufaṣṣalah. (7 volumes). Al-Qāhirah: Dār al-Maʿārif, (3rd edition) [1st ed. 1981].
Site
Qāʿ al-Fahdah and Tall al-Fahdāwī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0033850
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Updated 03 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad