VEA.S 1

Text Information

Siglum
VEA.S 1
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn ʾtm bn ʾnʿm bn ġyrʾl bn s¹b bn bddh bn ḥn bn ḏrt bn ʿmrt bn s¹ʿdʾl b(n) ʿrs¹ w h lt s¹lm m- ḏ ḫrṣ w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr h- s¹f{r}
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Translation
By ʾnʿm son of ʾtm son of ʾnʿm son of Ġyrʾl son of S¹b son of Bddh son of Ḥn son of Ḏrt son of ʿmrt son of S¹ʿdʾl son of ʿrs¹. So O Lt [grant] security from him who is on the lookout and blind him who blinds the {inscription}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
VEA.S: the copy incorrectly has bt instead of bn but the reading is correct. JMAA XIII p. 185: ls¹b for s¹b. w h lt s¹lm m- ḏ ḫrṣ w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr h s¹f{r} w ṣr "and O Lt [grant] safety from him who is on the lookout and render one-eyed him who would erase this writing. And he migrated".
Commentary
There is an apotropaic sign of seven lines on the same stone after the last word of the inscription. Jamme (JMAA XIII p. 185) seem to have misread the r of s¹fr as part of a separate word (s¹r) which does not seem to exist.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Unidentifiable
Direction of Script
Coil (centre)

  • [JMAA XIII] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIII. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1983.
  • [VEA] Voigt, R.M. Einige altnordarabische Inschriften. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 97, 1981: 178-187, pl. 13-14.
Site
Al-Namārah area, Syria
Date Found
November 1972
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0003137
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA