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SIJ 707

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 707
Transliteration
l ʿnʾl bn ḥlf bn flṭ w nfr m- ʾnbr mfwl
Translation
By ʿnʾl son of Ḥlf son of Flṭ and he escaped from ʾnbr Mfwl

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 707: gnʾl for ʿnʾl; m- h- [r][m] m(s²)wn for m- ʾnbr mfwl.
Commentary
The photograph shows that the text is complete is accompanied by seven dots and a seven-rayed sun and is surrounded by a cartouche. The facsimile in SIJ from which Winnett's reading was made is very incomplete.

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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
#0017412
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