C 2756

Siglum
C 2756
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 249 b
Transliteration
l s¹d bn s²zr bn rbn w wgm ʿl- qm {h-} mẓr
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Translation
By S¹d son of S²zr son of Rbn and he grieved for the group of men in the look-out post
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: (w)gm ʿl- qm -h mẓr "he made a sign for his troop/family by means of flint" for (w)gm ʿl- qm h- mẓr "he grieved for the group of men of the look-out post"

  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978. pp 82
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
Genealogy, Grieving, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0005960
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA