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SIJ 818

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 818
Transliteration
l s¹bl bn dms¹n bn ġny bn ʾ<<>>s¹mnt bn z<<>>ʿkrt w ḥll w ts²wq
Translation
By S¹bl son of Dms¹n son of Ġny son of ʾs¹mnt son of Zʿkrt and he camped [here] and he longed

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 818: ġny[m] for ġny.
Commentary
The copy in SIJ shows a square after ġny which Winnett takes as a m. But there is no sign of this on the photograph. There isa long wavy line between the ʾ and s¹ of ʾsmnt and a dot between the z and ʿ of zʿkrt.

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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
#0017550
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