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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

SIJ 806

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 806
Transliteration
l mf[n]y bn s¹by bn ḏhbn bn ʾd bn s¹h{w}t w rʿy h- ʾbl f s¹lm (h) lt
Translation
By Mfny son of S¹by son of Ḏhbn son of ʾd son of {S¹hwt} and he pastured the camels and so O {Lt [grant] security}

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
see SIJ 747, it could be the same inscription
Commentary
There are another two inscriptions on the stone which have not been read by SIJ (806.1 and 806.2).

Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

  • 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
#0017534
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