C 2551

Siglum
C 2551
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 135
Transliteration
l ṣrmt bn ʿbd bn ṣʿd bn ʿḏ bn s²rb w ḏkr ʾḫr {h-} ḫṭṭ w(h) f bʾs¹ m ẓll f h lt ṯʾr m- ḏ ʾs¹lf w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿw[r]
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Translation
By Ṣrmt son of ʿbd son of Ṣʿd son of ʿḏ son of S²rb and he recognized another of {the} carvings {alas} and so despair for those who remain and so O Lt [grant] revenge on him who has committed this act [requiring vengeance] and [inflict] blindness on whoever {scratches out} [the inscription]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: w ḏkr ʾḫr h- ḫṭṭ w{h} f bʾs¹ mẓll "and he finally appeared {in} these pictures alas and woe to those who scratch out" for w ḏkr ʾḫr {h-} ḫṭṭ w{h} f bʾs¹ m ẓll "and he recognized another of {the} carvings {alas} and so despair for those who remain"; m ḏ ʾs¹lf "who erases".

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • [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, Deity, Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Revenge
Old OCIANA ID
#0005755
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA