CH.R643

Text Information

Siglum
CH.R643
Transliteration
l ḥg w lʿnt lt kll ʿkr s¹ʾ
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Translation
By Ḥg and may Lt curse everyone who returns to evil
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Language and Script
Hismaic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TRANSLATION ʿkr s¹ʾ, Corbett: "habits of evil". DISCUSSION Corbett (2010: 341–342) commented: "This curse text is presented in two columns. To the right of the text is a drawing of a man having sex with an animal (a1-a2) and, based on the curse, the text and the drawing should be related. The first column presents the standard curse formula, while the second specifies the object of the curse with two nominal forms in construct (ʿkr and s¹ʾ = “habits of evil”), preceded by kll. I have taken the substantive ʿkr to be a plural form, as the singular and the plural are indistinguishable in the construct state and a plural makes sense in this context. A drawing of an ostrich (a3) is also found to the right of the text".

Editio Princeps
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  • [CH.] Corbett, G.J Mapping the mute immortals: A locational and contextual analysis of Thamudic E/Ḥismaic inscriptions and rock drawing from the Wādī Ḥafīr of southern Jordan. PhD Thesis (University of Chicago). 2010.
Site
Wādī Ḥafīr, Al-‘Aqabah Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Deity, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0050553
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