SIJ 788.1

Siglum
SIJ 788.1
Transliteration
l ʿlyn bn ʾnʿm ḏ- ʾl ms¹k w ḫrṣ ʾb -h f h lt s¹lm l- mn ʾġrb w l- mn ʾs²rq w qbll s¹lm l- ḏ ḫrṣ
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Translation
By ʿlyn son of ʾnʿm of the lineage of Ms¹k and he was looking out for his father. So, O Lt [grant] security to whoever migrates back from the inner desert and to whoever migrates to the inner desert and [grant] a reunion of loved ones in safety to him who is looking out
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
On a face adjacent to that bearing SIJ 786-788. Not read by SIJ. This the only Safaitic inscription known so far which mentions the annual migration both to and from the inner desert (on which see Macdonald 1992: 6, and n. 28). The vast majority of references are to the migration to the inner desert (ʾs²rq). For the translation of qbll see Al-Jallad 2015: 333.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Inscriptions
SIJ 786–788

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • [MST] Macdonald, M.C.A. The Seasons and Transhumance in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 3rd. series, 2, 1992: 1-11.
  • [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
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017512
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