C 2363

Siglum
C 2363
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 26
Transliteration
l ḥbt bn ġṯ h- bkrt w hml br w ġwṯ -h nqʾt ḏ ns¹(ḫ) h- {d}my[t]
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Translation
By Ḥbt son of Ġṯ is [the drawing of] the young she-camel and he let [the camels] pasture freely the open desert and its abundant herbage after rain may he who effaces the drawing be ejected from the grave
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: w hml br w ġwṯ h- nqʾt ḏ ns¹{ḫ} h- {d}my "and he wandered (pasturing the flocks) through the desert. And help. Revenge on him who effaces the drawing""

  • Kurpershoek, P.M. Oral Poetry & Narratives from Central Arabia. 5 volumes. (Studies in Arabic Literature, XVII/I-V). Leiden: Brill, 1994-2005.
  • [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 (j) “In the neighbourhood of Zalaf near Wādī al-Šām” (C p. 304)., Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy, Pasturing
Old OCIANA ID
#0005567
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA