CSA 1.2

Siglum: CSA 1.2
Transliteration: l s²km bn s¹ʿdʾl bn mqtl bn ʾbyn bn km bn ḥs¹nt bn zḥn bn qn bn bkr w ṣwy w dṯʾ f lt w ds²r s¹lm ḏ- ʾl ys²kr w lʿ[n]t lt mn yḫbl -h
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Translation: By S²km son of S¹ʿdʾl son of Mqtl son of ʾbyn son of Km son of Ḥs¹nt son of Zḥn son of Qn son of Bkr he suffered from lack rain and spent the season of the later rains and so Lt and Ds²r [grant] security of the lineage of Ys²kr and may Lt {curse} whoever damages [the writing]
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: CSA: bns¹nt for ḥs¹nt; lʿt for lʿ[n]t; translation from w ṣwy "and it [the herbage] has withered; and he spent the spring [here]. So O Lt and Ds²r [grant] security to him of the tribe of Ys²kr and may Lt torment whoever may damage it t[he inscription ? the tribe ?)]; Jamme 1987: 93-95: lʿnt for lʿt; the author of the text is the subject of ṣwy; f lt w ds²r s¹lm ḏ ʾl ys²kr "So Lt and Ds²r [grant] security to him of the tribe of Ys²kr"; w lʿnt lt mn yḫblh "And that Lt may curse anyone who would destroy it [= the inscription]".
Commentary: The first letter of the sixth name and the following n from the photograph seem to be a ḥ. lʿt could be lʿnt there is space for the n and an abrasion between the ʿ and t. There is no preposition after s¹lm and it is most likely that ḏ ʾl ys²kr is a continuation of the genealogy rather than the indirect object of the prayer.

[CSA] Clark, V.A. New Safaitic Inscriptions from Sakaka and Azraq. Abr-Nahrain 23, 1984-1985: 14-21, pls 1-2.
Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XV. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1987.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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