HFSI 46940.1

Siglum: HFSI 46940.1
Transliteration: l mr bn mk bn wʾln bn ---- [ḏ-] ʾl b----lt w wgm ʿl- fṣʾl w ʿl- ʿmrn w [ʿl-] s¹nʾt w bny ʿl- ʿlbh h- [r]gm trḥ w tfḫr l- {-h}
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Translation: By Mr son of Mk son of Wʾln son of ---- {of} the lineage of {B----lt} and he grieved for Fṣʾl and for ʿmrn and {for} S¹nt and he built the {cairn} for ʿlbh who had perished and he boasted of {him}
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: It is possible the first letter after the third bn is a ʾ. There then appear to be two further letters and then a gap before the letters ʾl which start on the next line. The following b is clear but there is then a dip in the rock with what seem to be encrustations obscuring the letter or letters before the l and t. It seems quite possible that there is a n after the b as suggested by JMAA V which is perhaps followed by a circular letter which might be an ʿ or g as suggested in the edition. The interpretation of the letters after bny ʿl- is difficult. It seems possible that there might be a further l between the ʿ and l read in the edition. The final phrase is difficult to interpret. In Arabic tafaḫḫara means "to become proud and haughty" and tafāḫara means "to vie with one another in boasting" (Lane 2349c) neither of which are suitable in this context.

Associated Signs

Seven lines

Associated Inscriptions

[HFSI] Harding, G.L. Further Safaitic Texts in the Iraq Museum. Sumer 26, 1970: 179-185 and 4 unnumbered plates.
[Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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