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AbSWS 11

Text Information

Siglum
AbSWS 11
Transliteration
l mṭr bn ṣʿd bn mṭr bn ḥg w ḏbḥ w mrd f ts²wq ʾl- ʾs²yʿ -h f h s²ʿhqm qbll ʾ- s¹lm
Translation
By Mṭr son of Ṣʿd son of Mṭr son of Ḥg and he sacrificed and rebelled so he longed for his companions and so O S²ʿhqm [grant] a safe reunion with loved ones

Interpretation

Commentary
The ʾ of ʾs¹lm is most likely a definite article rather than an indefinite plural form. qbll: Iqbal lī: accept for me the security

Provenance
Wādī Salmā
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Incised

Associated Remains
Cairn 1

  • ʿAbbādī [Abbadi], Ṣ. Nuqūš ṣafawiyyah min wādī salmā (al-bādiyah al-urduniyah). Amman: Badia Research and Development Center, 2006.
Site
Wādī Salmā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Al-Mafraq Antiquities Office and Museum
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0030464
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