C 2953

Siglum
C 2953
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 744 b
Transliteration
l bgl bn gḥf h- {ʾ}bb{y} w ʿmr h- ʾrḍt
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Translation
By Bgl son of Gḥf the {ʾbb-ite} and he dwelt in this land.
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Ryckmans 1942: 132. MNH p. 317: w {ʿ}mr h- ʾrḍt - and he remained for some time in this area of good grazing. C: l bgl bn gḥf h- {ʾ}bby w ʿmr h- ʾrḍt

Editio Princeps
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Associated Drawings
Seven dots to the left.

  • [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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0006157
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA, 'C 2953,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/35553. Accessed: 05 Mar, 2026.