C 1955

Siglum
C 1955
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 543
Transliteration
l (ṣ}ʿ(d) bn s²r(ḥ)m bn ḫl bn s¹wd bn lʿṯmn bn whbʾl bn nġbr bn grmʾl bn ʿbṭ bn ʿzhm w ʾs²r()q (f) h gd{ʿ}()wḏ w h lt w s²ʿ(h)qm s¹lm w s¹ḥqwgḥqlʿywwnd ḏ yʿwr h- s¹(f)r
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Translation
By Ṣʿd son of S²rḥm son of Ḫl son of S¹wd son of Lʿṯmn son of Whbʾl son of Nġbr son of Grmʾl son of ʿbṭ son of ʿzhm and he migrated to the inner desert and so O Gdʿwḏ and O Lt and S²ʿhqm may he be secure and s¹ḥqwgḥqlʿywwnd him who scratches out the inscription.
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: s²(h)m for s²r(ḥ)m; gdʿwḏ for gd{ʿ}()wḏ; w s¹ḥq w (w)(s¹)q l- ʿdw w nd "and destruction and plun(dering) (?) by an enemy and may he be put to flight" for w s¹ḥqwgḥqlʿywwnd

  • Barthélemy, A. Dictionnaire Arabe-Français. Dialectes de Syrie : Alep, Damas, Liban, Jérusalem. Paris: Geuthner, 1935-1969.
  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Zalaf (d) “On the right of the track leading to the Ruḥbah” (C p. 249)., Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0005159
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OCIANA,. 'C 1955.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/34554. Accessed: 05 Aug, 2025.