SIJ 789

Siglum: SIJ 789
Transliteration: l mr{h}n bn ʿl{b} w gls¹ b- ḫl qṣṣ bʿ---- ʿm{r}{t}
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Translation: By Mrhn son of ʿlb and he stopped at this empty area and he followed the traces .... of the lineage of ʿmrt
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: SIJ 789: only qṣṣ read. JSafN p. 48 note 41: l mrhn bn ʿql w gls¹ bḫl qṣṣ.
Commentary: The surface of the stone has been covered with later scorings and hammerings which have obscured parts of this text which is elegantly written in the semi- square script. B and r are carefully distinguished the former having a square form and the latter being rounded. The circles of the letters ʿ w g q ṣ are carefully drawn an this suggests that the fourth letter is probably a h rather than a y despite the fact that the prongs of the fork appear to be joined. Similarly the second letter of the patronym cannot be q as read by Jamme (cf. the large circle of the q of qṣṣ). Only one letter is obscured after bʿ and while in the context it is probably a d it is impossible to be sure. There are numerous lightly scratched letters on the same face but no coherent reading can be made from the photograph.

[SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.

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