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MNSI 2.4

Text Information

Siglum
MNSI 2.4
Transliteration
l s¹mrn bn gfn{y} h- mṣbt
Translation
By S¹mrn son of {Gfny} is the monument

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MNSI p. 260: alternative translation: "S¹mrn son of Gfny [made] the monument"

Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr

Technique
Incised

Associated Inscriptions
MNSI 2.1-2.3; 2.5-2.10

  • Macdonald, M.C.A. Appendix G. Notes on Some Safaitic Inscriptions. Pages 257-263 in S.W. Helms, Jawa, Lost City of the Black Desert. London: Methuen, 1981.
Site
Wādī al-Ġadaf, near Jāwā, Al-Zarqāʾ Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1975
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Structure
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0026196
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