C 2555

Text Information

Siglum
C 2555
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 138
Transliteration
l bng{m}h bn ḫlṣ bn bngm{h} bn ʿ{b}l bn hmlk bn ʾrs² ḏ- ʾl tm w ḥl h- dr ṣyr m- mdbr s¹nt myt mfn{y} f h lt s¹lm
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Translation
By {Bngmh} son of Ḫlṣ son of {Bngmh} son of {ʿbl} son of Hmlk son of ʾrs² of the lineage of Tm and he camped here while returning to permanent water from the inner desert the year {Mfny} died and so O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MNH p. 343: on s¹nt myt mfn{y} - the year {Mfny} died.

  • [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
Camping, Date (s¹nt), Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Lineage, Transhumance, Watering
Old OCIANA ID
#0005759
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA