C 2569

Text Information

Siglum
C 2569
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 150 a
Transliteration
l whbʾl bn ʾʿbd bn ms¹kʾl bn br{k}t {b}n ln w h rḍw rwḥ mn- (h-) s¹n{t}
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Translation
By Whbʾl son of ʾʿbd son of Ms¹kʾl son of {Brkt} {son of} Ln and O Rḍw [grant] relief from {this} {drought}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: rwḥ mn {h-} s¹nt "give rest; be favourable in this year" (see the C's commentary to C 584 for his interpretation of mn as a verb meaning "be favourable, gracious").

  • [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
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Weather
Old OCIANA ID
#0005773
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA