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SIJ 699

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 699
Transliteration
l gyz bn yqm bn gyz bn krfs¹ bn ʿḏm bn ʾs¹ bn yṣḥḥ {w} tẓr h lhhl ḥnn w ġnmt w rḍy ʿwr m ʿwr
Translation
By Gyz son of Yqm son of Gyz son of Krfs¹ son of ʿḏm son of ʾs¹ son of Yṣḥḥ and he was on the look out for the Lhhl Ḥnn and (grant) mercy and Rḍy blind whoever scratches out [the writing]

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 699: (y)qm for nqm; ʿḏr for ʿḏm; yṣḥḥ for yṣbḥ; ḥnn for bnn. JSafN p. 44 note 33: lqm for {n}qm.

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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  • Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Tall al-ʿAbd, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0017401
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