C 2538

Text Information

Siglum
C 2538
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 126
Transliteration
l tm bn mty bn mkbl bn ḍhd w wlh fqd ʾs²yʿ -h kr
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Translation
By Tm son of Mty son of Mkbl son of Ḍhd and he was distraught having lost his companions in an attack
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: wlh fqd ʾs²yʿ h- kr "he lamented: he lost companions in this place (of battle?)" for wlh fqd ʾs²yʿ -h kr "he was distraught having lost his companions in an attack"

  • [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, Military
Old OCIANA ID
#0005742
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA