JaS 118.1

Siglum: JaS 118.1
Transliteration: [----]rt bn ḥ{r}m bn ml{k} bn gfft w----ḫlf----
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Translation: ----rt son of {Ḥrm} son of {Mlk} son of Gfft w----ḫlf----
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: JaS: reads JaS 118.1 and 118.2 as one text; [----]drt bn ḥrm bn mlk bn gfft w ḫlf f bny ʿl qnnt w ʿl rfz w ʿl mṣrlt w ʿl ḍrm w ʿl ʿdm w ʿl ġnm w wgm ʿl ws²kt; translated from w ḫlf as "And progeny. And he has built upon Qnnt and on Rfz and on Mṣrlt and on Ḍrm and on ʿḍm and on Ġnm and he mourned over Ws²kt.
Commentary: The rock is broken after the first w and it seems likely there are some letters missing between it and the ḫ of ḫlf. The reading of f bny in JaS is very doubtful. The sign read as f is incised unlike the other letters on the rock which are chiselled and it is inscribed horizontally slightly above the line of the other letters. It is probably extraneous. There are then two hammer marks a chip and possibly a circle. Unfortunately the next part of the rock where JaS reads qnnt is covered by the scale in the photograph and cannot be checked. The remaining letters are smaller and it is most likely they are a separate text. See JaS 118.2.

Associated Inscriptions

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA