C 2556

Text Information

Siglum
C 2556
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 139 a
Transliteration
l ḫlṣ bn s¹ḫr bn {ʿ}bd bn ʾdm bn ms¹k bn ġlm(t) bn s²ʿ{b} w ḥll h- dr f ws¹q h- ʿrḍ rʿy h- ʾgml w ḫrṣ h- ʾb(){l} f h lt w gdʿwḏ {s¹}lm
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Translation
By Ḫlṣ son of S¹ḫr son of {ʿbd} son of ʾdm son of Ms¹k son of {Ġlmt} son of S²ʿb and he camped here and then he drove [the camels] in this valley while pasturing and he was guarding the camels and so O Lt and Gdʿwḏ [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: ws¹q "he was plundered" for "he drove"; bʿd "they withdrew" for rʿy "pastured"; w ḫrṣ ʾbnl "and he waited with ʾbnl" for w ḫrṣ ʾb()l "and he was guarding the camels".

  • [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, Deity, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Pasturing, Present in a place, Topographic features
Old OCIANA ID
#0005760
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA