C 5344

Siglum
C 5344
Alternative Sigla
Rees 107
Transliteration
l mlk bn ḏb w ḥnn
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Translation
By Mlk son of Ḏb and he was full of yearning
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For ḥnn meaning "to be full of yearning" compare Arabic ḥanna (Lane 652a).

  • [Rees] Dussaud, R. Les relevés du capitaine Rees dans le désert de Syrie. Syria 10, 1929: 144-163, pls 24-27.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
“In the Ḥarrat al-Rāǧil between Azraq and Qaṣr Burquʿ”, Al-Zarqāʾ or Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1920s
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0008548
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