C 2488

Text Information

Siglum
C 2488
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 92 d
Transliteration
l mty bn bʿr bn ()mt(y) bn bʿr bn ḥbb bn s²nʾ w ḫ{r}ṣ {h-} ml{k}t w ʾs¹m [h-] mlkt
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Translation
By Mty son of Bʿr son of {Mty} son of Bʿr son of Ḥbb son of S²nʾ and {he guarded} {the {queen} and ʾs¹m {the} queen
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: s²mt( ) for ()mty; w ḫrṣ {-h} ml{k}t w ʾs¹m l- mlkt "and Mlkt waited for him and a signed was made (?) against (?) Mlkt" for w ḫ{r}ṣ {h-} ml{k}t w ʾs¹m (h)- mlkt "and {he guarded} {the} {queen} and ʾs¹m {the} queen".
Commentary
The same genealogy is found in Is.M 117, with those of two of his brothers,

  • [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
Genealogy, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0005692
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA