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MZSA 16

Text Information

Siglum
MZSA 16
Alternative Sigla
ZSIJ 29
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn mlk bn whblh bn mrʾlh bn ʾḥlm bn ḥgr bn ʿmdn bn ws¹ʿ bn s¹my bn lbṣr bn zdʾl bn {ʾ}db bn ʾs²r w s¹qr w ṣġr w s²ḥṣ f lt w s²ʿhqm ġyrt w ʿwr l- m ʿwr h- s¹fr
Translation
By ʿqrb son of Mlk son of Whblh son of Mrʾlh son of ʾḥlm son of Ḥgr son of ʿmdn son of Ws¹ʿ son of S¹my son of Lbṣr son of Zdʾl son of {ʾdb} son of ʾs²r and he was burned [by the sun], and there was little [pasture?] and he became weary and so Lt and S²ʿhqm [grant] abundance and [inflict] blindness on whoever scratches out the inscription

Interpretation

Commentary
s¹qr cf. Arabic saqara "it [the sun] burned, scorched" (Lane 1379b); ṣġr he/it became smaller (?) (Lane 1691b); s²ḥṣ "to weary [anyone]" (Hava 354).

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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  • Hava, J.G. Al-Faraid Arabic-English Dictionary. Fifth edition. Beirut: Dār al-Mašriq, 1982.
  • Al-Maʿānī [Maani, Al-Maʿani], S.ʿA. & Al-Zuʿbī [Alzoubi, Alzouʾbi], M.A. New pre-Islamic inscriptions from al-Ḍwayleh region — Jordan. Unpublished typescript. n.d..
  • Al-Zuʿbī [Alzoubi, Alzouʾbi], M.A. New Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. Amman: Ward Books, 2018.
Site
Al-ʿAwšaǧī al-ǧanūbī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Pasturing, Weather
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0032522
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