C 2719

Siglum
C 2719
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 234 a
Transliteration
l ḥny bn ʿbd bn ṣʿd bn ʿbd bn ʿḏ bn s²rb w ʿlf wny f h bʿls¹mn rwḥ w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr [h-] [s¹]f[r]
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Translation
By Ḥny son of ʿbd son of Ṣʿd son of ʿbd son of ʿḏ son of S²rb and he fed [the animals] on dry fodder being enfeebled and so O Bʿls¹mn [grant] relief and [inflcit] blindness on whoever scratches out {the] {inscription}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: w ʿlf w ny "and he found abundant pasture. And he migrated" for w ʿlf wny "and he fed [the animals] on dry fodder being enfeebled".

  • [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, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0005923
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