SIJ 781

Siglum
SIJ 781
Transliteration
l s¹ly bn mʿz w nẓ[r]----
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Translation
By S¹ly son of Mʿz and he was on the look-out
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 781: s¹ny for s¹ly.
Commentary
Given the relative lengths of the third and fifth letters Winnett's reading s¹ny is impossible.

Editio Princeps
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  • [SIJ] 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
Old OCIANA ID
#0017500
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OCIANA,. 'SIJ 781.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/21025. Accessed: 17 Aug, 2025.