RSIS 246

Siglum
RSIS 246
Transliteration
l hḏr w nyk rbbt -h w rbb -h h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By Hḏr and he had sex with his stepdaughter and his stepson [by him is] the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The verb nayyak is common in Syrian Arabic for "to have sex [with either opposite sex or the same sex]" (See Barthélemy 1935–1969: 859). In Classical Arabic rabīb means " a stepson" and rabībah a "stepdaughter" (see Lane 1005c). It is quite common for the claim to the drawing to be tacked onto the end of a text with no conjunction.

Editio Princeps
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  • Barthélemy, A. Dictionnaire Arabe-Français. Dialectes de Syrie : Alep, Damas, Liban, Jérusalem. Paris: Geuthner, 1935-1969.
  • [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.
  • [RSIS] Rawan, S. Neue safaitische Inschriften aus Süd-Syrien. (Semitica et Semitohamitica Berolinensia, 16). Aachen: Shaker, 2013.
Site
Tall al-Ḍabiʿ/Tall al-Ḍubayʿah/Wādī al-Samin, Syria
Date Found
2006
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing, Genealogy, Relatives, Sexual references
Old OCIANA ID
#0032868
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA