ISB 79

Siglum
ISB 79
Transliteration
l flṭt bn dḥmt w {ʾ}{r}ḥ f ḥwrt {w} frʿbmkblw rʿ{r}mḥlb
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Translation
By Flṭt son of Dḥmt and {he rested} and then he returned {and} frʿbmkblw rʿ{r}mḥlb
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
ISB: w ʾrḥ f ḥwlt {w} s²rʿ bn mkbr w rʿy mḥrb "and he gave [the animals] rest in Ḥwlṭ and he traced a path among large [stones] and he pastured at Mḥrb"
Commentary
For ʾrḥ and ḥwrt see Al-Jallad & Jaworska. It is difficult to interpret the rest of the inscription but note that although l and r have similar forms, l is a simple vertical line and does not have a hook even at one end whereas r has small hooks at both ends.

Editio Princeps
ed. pr.

Associated Remains
None
Associated Inscriptions

  • [SafDict] Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K. A Dictionary of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Leiden: Brill, 2019
  • [ISB] Oxtoby, W.G. Some Inscriptions of the Safaitic Bedouin. (American Oriental Series, 50). New Haven, CT: American Oriental Society, 1968.
Site
Site 4 on the survey, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Movement
Old OCIANA ID
#0016236
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA