C 2617

Text Information

Siglum
C 2617
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 173 b
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn ẓnnʾl bn {ẓ}(l)m w w{l}h ʿl- gs² -h ḥrbn ṭy(ʾ) f ṯʾr h gdʿwḏ
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Translation
By ʾnʿm son of Ẓnnʾl son of {Ẓlm} and {he was distraught with grief} for his troop which had been plundered by {Ṭyʾ} and so vengeance O Gdʿwḏ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: gs² -h ḥrb nṭy -h "his troop it fought his rivals (?)" for gs² -h ḥrbn ṭy(ʾ) "his troop which had been plundered by {Ṭyʾ}".

  • Kurpershoek, P.M. Oral Poetry & Narratives from Central Arabia. V. Glossary, Indices, and List of Recordings. 5. (Studies in Arabic Literature, XVII/V). Leiden: Brill, 2005.
  • [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, Grieving, Isolated Prayer, Outside peoples, Revenge
Old OCIANA ID
#0005821
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA