Jacobson A.14.1

Siglum: Jacobson A.14.1
Transliteration: l rġḍ bn ʿyḏ ts²wq l- ḫṭ -h w ʿd -h f ʾḫlf
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Translation: By Rġḍ son of ʿyḏ yearned for his piece of virgin land which had been promised to him and then it [the promise] was broken
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Language and Script: Hismaic

Interpretation

Commentary: Previously unpublished. The end of the text is difficult to interpret. A possible explanation is that in Arabic (Lane 1863-1893: 794c) we find ʾaḫlafa-hu mā waʿad-hu, (and variants), meaning "he broke his promise", then the text could be interpreted as "he yearned for his piece of virgin land [*ḫiṭṭ-hu, see Lane (1863-1893: 760b), under ḫiṭṭah, land which he takes to himself, ... none having done so before"] which had been promised to him [*waʿīd-hu, passive participle) and then it [the promise] was broken [*fa-iḫlāf, maṣdar, see Lane 1863-1893: 794c]". Concerning the verb ts²wq, this would certainly be an unprecedented use to refer to an object/place rather than a person.

[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.

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