Damascus Museum 5722.1

Siglum
Damascus Museum 5722.1
Alternative Sigla
RyDamas 13094 A
Transliteration
l ʾs¹ bn ḥy {b}n ʾnʿm ---- qrmlt w ʿl- s¹nm w ʿl- ʾnʿm w ʿl- {g}f{l} w rġm mny
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Translation
By ʾs¹ son of Ḥy {son of} ʾnʿm ---- Qrmlt and for S¹nm and for ʾnʿm and for (Gfl} and he was struck down by Fate
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
RyDamas 13094.1: restores [w wgm ʿl-] before qrmlt; w ʿl- fl rġm mny for w ʿl- {g}f{l} w rġm mny. Jamme 1967: 346: qrml for qrmlt; s¹ʿm for s¹nm; gfw for {g}fl w. Jamme 1971: 69: gfw for {g}fl w.
Commentary
A limestone tripod platter with a spout. The inscription starts on the left of the spout and runs round the outer edge of the platter. The platter has been broken into three pieces and mended but there is a large chip which has removed part of the text.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • Jamme, A. The Safaitic Expression rġm mny and its Variants. Orientalia 36, 1967: 345-348.
  • [Jamme 1971a] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe I. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1971.
  • [BM ME Saf] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.
Site
Saḥam al-Ǧawlān, Darʿā (Daraa) Governorate, Syria
Current Location
Damascus Museum (5722)
Subjects
Genealogy, Grieving
Old OCIANA ID
#0026160
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA