SaDM Wādī al-Zaʿtarī 3.1

Siglum
SaDM Wādī al-Zaʿtarī 3.1
Transliteration
l bdd bn mlk ḏ- ʾl fḍn w wgm ʿl- ʾm -h
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Translation
By Bdd son of Mlk of the tribe of Fḍn and he grieved for his mother
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SaDM Wādī al-Zaʿtarī 3.1: l bbdd bn mnṭ ḏ- ʾl kwn w wgm ʿl- ʾm -h
Commentary
The text is mixed Safaitic-Hismaic as the letter read as a ḍ is two concentric circles. In the edition the second b is probably a misprint and the reading of ġw for the lineal name in the translation is probably also a mistake. Photograph and tracing on SaDM p. 108

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
ḍ two concentric circles
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [SaDM] Saʿīd [Said], Ṣ.A. Dirāsāt mīdāniyyah li-l-kitābāt al-qadīmah fī ʾl-bādiyyat al-šamāliyyat al-urduniyyah. (Manšūrāt Jāmiʿat Āl al-Bayt, 39). ʿAmman: Jāmiʿat Āl al-Bayt, 1418/1998.
Site
Wādī al-Zaʿtarī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1995–1996
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026005
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