GSSH 1

Text Information

Siglum
GSSH 1
Transliteration
l grm bn zd bn rkb bn ḥrb bn ʿqrb bn ʾs¹ bn yṣḥḥ w tẓr h- mẓr s²nʾ b- gl
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Translation
By Grm son of Zd son of Rkb son of Ḥrb son of ʿqrb son of ʾs¹ son of Yṣḥḥ and he lay in wait at the look-out for enemies with camels
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The editio princeps connects gl with Arabic ǧillah, which is given as a synonym for camels in the Lisān al-ʿarab. It is also possible to connect this word with Arabic ǧalla, "greatness", "of high rank", and translate the narrative as: "and he lay in wait at the look-out for enemies courageously." The editio princeps has mistakenly cropped the photo, so that only half of a line is apparent.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Uncertain

  • [GSSH] Ǧabr, U.M. & Ṣamadi, S. Nuqūš ṣafawiyyah min al-ḥarrah al-šarqiyyah. Maǧallat ǧāmi‘at al-malik sa‘ūd 21: al-siyāḥah wa-ʾl-āṭār 2, 2009: 163-168.
Site
Unknown, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1997
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030375
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA