ZeGA 4

Text Information

Siglum
ZeGA 4
Transliteration
l s¹ll bn {q}h{ʾ}b w {r}{ʿ}{y} h- bqr f hy lt s¹lm
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Translation
By S¹ll son of {Qhʾb} and {he pastured} the cattle and so O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
ZeGA 4: "s¹hl" for "s¹ll" and qʾl for "{q}h{ʾ}b"
Commentary
The reading of the name, patronym and verb are doubtful. The first letter of the first name could be read as a ẓ, but it has exactly the same shape as the s¹ of s¹lm.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

  • [ZeGA] Zeinaddin, H. Safaitische Inschriften aus dem Ǧabal al-ʿArab. Damaszener Mitteilungen 12, 2000: 265-289, pls 58-69.
Site
The tell on which the village of al-Ḥarīsah is built, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1997
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Pasturing
Old OCIANA ID
#0018600
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'ZeGA 4.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/21835. Accessed: 03 Jul, 2025.