C 3251

Siglum
C 3251
Alternative Sigla
LSI 113
Transliteration
l ḍ{r} (b)(n) ẓlm bn gḥfl bn ẓnn {ḏ-} (ʾ)(l) ḫ{ḏ}l {h-} s¹fr nqʾt b- ʾḫ -h
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Translation
By {Ḍr} {son of} Ẓlm son of Gḥfl son of Ẓnn {of the lineage of} {Ḫḏl} [is] the inscription [may whoever harms it suffer] ejection from the grave by his brother
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: l- ʾḫ -h for b- ʾḫ -h; ẓnnʾl ḫ{b}l s¹fr "Ẓnn the inscription is harmed" for ẓnn {ḏ-} (ʾ)(l) ḫ{ḏ}l "ẓnn {of the lineage of} {Ḫḏl}"; nqʾt l- ʾḫ -h "revenge for his brother" for nqʾt b- ʾḫ -h "ejection from the grave by his brother". LSI 113: l ḍlʿ-ẓlm as a compound name for l ḍ{r} (b)(n) ẓlm; ḫtl [?] for ḫ{ḏ}l; nqʾt b- ʾḫ -h "---- for his brother [or Bʾḫh]" for "ejection from the grave by his brother".

  • [LSI] Littmann, E. Semitic Inscriptions. Part IV of the Publications of an American Archaeological Expedition to Syria in 1899-1900. New York: Century, 1904.
  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1899–1900
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Genealogy, Lineage
Old OCIANA ID
#0006455
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA