SG 5

Text Information

Siglum
SG 5
Transliteration
l qdm bn gmm bn ʾnʿm bn ʾḏnt ḏ- ʾl nġbr w mrd s¹nt hdr qṣryn fqd ʾḫ -h ʾnʿm trḥ rġm -h mny f wlh ʿ{r}tn yqbl b- bs¹ʾl wrym ʿl -h h- mẓll ḫbṯ ytʾgr f h lt rwḥ w nqmt m- ḏ ʾslf ʿgl
OCIANA
Translation
By Qdm son of Gmm son of ʾnʿm son of ʾḏnt of the lineage of Nġbr and he rebelled the year Qṣryn was at this place, having lost his brother ʾnʿm, who perished, whom fate struck down, and so he was distraught during {the journey} to reunite with loved ones at Bs¹ʾl, and he surpassed him (there) on his journey [metaphor for the dead man never arriving], [so] may those who remain in an awful circumstance be (justly) compensated, and, O Lt, let there be respite and hasty vengeance against him who has committed this act.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A text is incised in a coil, with a coiled line separating the lines of the inscription. The r of ʿrtn looks like a k but in fact the extension of the upper hook of the r has a different colour to the rest of the letter.
Site
Ṣanāyim al-Ġarz, Syria
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0036115
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'SG 5.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/18253. Accessed: 25 Jun, 2025.