C 2088

Siglum
C 2088
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 709 b
Transliteration
l {ṣ}ʿd bn zḥk bn ms²ʿr w {k}lʾ h- nḫl ḫms¹ ws¹q
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Translation
By {Ṣʿd} son of Zḥk son of Ms²ʿr and the valley abounded in herbage [enough for] five herds
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For [k]lʾmeaning "to abound in herbage" cf. Arabic kalaʾa "to abound in herbage (country)" (Hava 662). For ws¹q as a herd compare Arabic wasīqah (pl. wasāʾiq) "herd of camels (Hava 870)

Editio Princeps
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  • [Hava] Hava, J.G. Al-Faraid Arabic-English Dictionary. Fifth edition. Beirut: Dār al-Mašriq, 1982.
  • [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
#0005292
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