C 2803

Text Information

Siglum
C 2803
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 275
Transliteration
l mlk bn ʾtm bn ʾlh w rʿy h- mʿzy w wrd h- nmrt f h bʿls¹mn rwḥ b- mṭr
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Translation
By Mlk son of ʾtm son of ʾlh and he pastured the goats and watered at Al-Namārah and so O Bʿls¹mn [grant] relief through rain
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: wrd "he went down to" for "he watered at"

Associated Signs
Cartouche

  • [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, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Pasturing, Place-name, Watering, Weather
Old OCIANA ID
#0006007
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA