HFSI 46940.2

Siglum
HFSI 46940.2
Transliteration
l ʾs¹m bn ʿmr ḏ- ʾl bs¹ʾ w gls¹ mn- ʾnf{t}
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Translation
By ʾs¹m son of ʿmr of the lineage of Bs¹ʾ and he halted briefly on account of {abundance} [of herbage]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HFSI: w gls¹ mnʾ n{f}{t} "and he abode opposite {Nft}". JMAA V p. 94: end should be read as a separate text HFSI 46940.4 mnhn ftw "Mnhn was youthful". JMAA XIII p. 195: w gls¹ mnhn ftw "And Mnhn sat [here when] he was a youth". SIAM I p. 114-115 and n. 14: reaffirms the reading of the inscription as one text as in HFSI and suggests reading w gls¹ mn- ʾnf{t} "and he halted on account of abundance [of herbage]" at the end.
Commentary
The final letter is rather doubtful in the photograph.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Inscriptions

  • [HFSI] Harding, G.L. Further Safaitic Texts in the Iraq Museum. Sumer 26, 1970: 179-185 and 4 unnumbered plates.
Site
Unknown, Iraq
Current Location
Iraq Museum (46940.2)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010739
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA