Is.M 121

Siglum
Is.M 121
Transliteration
l ns²ʿʾl bn s¹wr bn s²dy w wgʿ ʿl- bny ʾḫt -h f m{k}{m} h- ʾʾlht
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Translation
By Ns²ʿʾl son of S¹wr son of S²dy and he was sorrowful for the little son of his sister and so ---- the gods
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Bny could represent either the diminutive (cf. Ar. bunayy) or the oblique case of the plural (cf. Ar. ban¡). The latter would however require the assumption that what is a final long vowel in Arabic was a pronounced as a consonant in Safaitic. The is the first occurrence in Safaitic of the plural of ʾlh “deity” cf. Ar āliha. The preceding h could be either the vocative particle or the definite article depending on the interpretation of the preceding word the second and third letters of which are obscured by an abrasion (see SEMB96 22:22 for best view of this passage).

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Name Distinguished
Incised/scratched
Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
None
Associated Inscriptions
M 122 (on an adjacent face); M 123-125; (on another adjacent face)
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026891
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA