JaS 157

Text Information

Siglum
JaS 157
Transliteration
l blqt bn bgt bn gs²m w dṯʾ {b-} bʾ{r}n w ṣyr
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Translation
By Blqt son of Bgt son of Gs²m and he spent the season of the later rains at two wells and returned to a place of permanent water
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
JaS: w dṯʾ b bʾrn "and he has spent the spring at bʾrn". MST p.8 n.43: dṯʾ "he spent the season of the later rains "; ṣyr "he returned to a watering place ".
Commentary
The first b after the word dṯʾ is a smaller curve than other instances of the letter in the text and it is written above the previous ʾ. The letter after the next ʾ could be a r or a b. The translation "at two wells" for b-bʾrn is purely a suggestion since it seems odd that he then returned to a place of permanent water.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Unidentifiable
Direction of Script
Coil (edge)
Site
Wādī al-Ġurābah “Muṭabb ʿAsākir”, c. 27 miles [43 km] from ʿArʿar, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
Unknown
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010228
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'JaS 157.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/22694. Accessed: 07 Jul, 2025.