Is.M 101

Siglum: Is.M 101
Transliteration: ----lb bn ʿt bn mrʾ w wgd s¹fr ḫl -h ms¹k f bʾs¹ mẓll w {wg}{m} ʿl- ʾb -h w ʿl- dd -h s¹k
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Translation: ---- lb son of ʿt son of Mrʾ and he found the writing of his maternal uncle Ms¹k and so was overshadowed with grief {he grieved} {for} his father and for his paternal uncle S¹k
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: The first three visible letters are written very close together and an abrasion half way down their stems gives the impression that they are joined i.e. that they are one letter ṭ. The text appears to begin on the adjacent face but the letters there are too faint to be read. The author appears to have omitted a connective after mẓll as well as the g-m of wgm and the l of the following ʿl- and added them above the line. However none of these interpolations is clear. The g if that is what it is is considerably smaller than the ʿ's of the two ʿl's. The m if that is what it is has a cross-bar which makes it look like a w. The l is crossed by a stray diagonal scratch giving it the appearance of a tiny ḫ. Finally there is an extraneous more recent triangular mark just above the ʾ of ʾb -h. The ʿ of the ʿl- is the same size as and a similar shape to the m of wgm as is that of the second ʿl-. While the name s¹k is attested in Safaitic it is possible that the author also omitted a m at the beginning of this name.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA