C 2947

Text Information

Siglum
C 2947
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 741
Transliteration
l {s²}krʾ bn rmyn bn mġṯ ḏ- ʾl ʿmrt <> w ndm ʿl- ʾḫ -h mlṯ mqtl b- hld f h lt w ds²r nqmt mn- mn mṣr -h
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Translation
By {S²krʾ} son of Rmyn son of Mġṯ of the lineage of ʿmrt and he was devastated by grief on account of his brother Mṯl who was killed near Hld, so, O Lt and Ds²r, let there be vengeance against whoever has taken him away(?).
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: b- h- ld for b- hld
Commentary
There is a strange shape between ʿmrt and w ndm which does not seem to be part of the text.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [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 (k) “On the left bank of Wādī al-Šām about 3 km upstream towards Zalaf” (C p. 381)., Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Grieving, Isolated Prayer, Lineage, Place-name, Relatives, Vengeance
Old OCIANA ID
#0006151
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA