C 2489

Siglum
C 2489
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 92 e
Transliteration
l wʿy bn bny bn ns²ʿʾl w n{g}{ʿ} ʿl- ḥbb f ḥbb w ḫrṣ m- hʾmn ml
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Translation
By Wʿy son of Bny son of Ns²ʿʾl and {he grieved in pain} for friend after friend and he was on watch against the ʾmn ml
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: w ḫrṣ m h- ʾmn ml "and he was expected by the faithful Ml"

  • [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, Grieving, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0005693
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'C 2489.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/35087. Accessed: 06 Jun, 2025.