Damascus Museum 5722.3

Text Information

Siglum
Damascus Museum 5722.3
Alternative Sigla
RyDamas 13094.Bd
Transliteration
l ḥbbt w ts²wqt ʾl- ẓʿn f h lt qbll
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Translation
By Ḥbbt and she longed for Ẓʿn and so O Lt [grant] a reunion with loved ones
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
RyDamas 13094.Bd: qr ll "night shelter" for qbll "a reunion with loved ones" JaS 71a, commentary: qbll for qrll Jamme 1971: 69: ḥrbt for ḥbbt; s¹ʿn for ẓʿn.
Commentary
The inscription starts at the bottom of one foot of the tripod and runs upwards onto the outer edge of the platter where it turns left towards the spout, after the end of 5722.1.

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Associated Inscriptions

  • [Jamme 1971a] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe I. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1971.
  • [JaS] Jamme, A. Safaitic Inscriptions from the Country of ʿArʿar and Raʾs al-ʿAnānīyah. Pages 41-109, 611-637 in F. Altheim & R. Stiehl (eds), Christentum am Roten Meer. 1. Berlin: De Gruyter, 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
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Women, Yearning
Old OCIANA ID
#0026164
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA