C 2955

Siglum
C 2955
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 745
Transliteration
l s²h{ṣ}t bn s¹ʿd bn ʾqrb bn s¹ʿd bn ns²ʿʾl bn s²nʾ bn ḥrb ḏ- ʾl bwg w (h) r{ḍ}w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿ[w]r h- {s¹}{f}r w ḫrṣ ʾḫw{l} -h f h {d}s²{r}y {s¹}lm
OCIANA
Translation
By {S²hṣt} son of S¹ʿd son of ʾqrb son of S¹ʿd son of Ns²ʿʾl son of S²nʾ son of Ḥrb of the lineage of Bwg and {O} {Rḍw} [inflict] blindness on whoever {scratches out} the {inscription} and he was looking out for his {maternal uncles} and so O {Ds²ry} [grant] security
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: s²hyt for s²h{ṣ}t; w ḫr{m} w for w (h) r{ḍ}w; ʾḫwn -h "his brothers" for ʾḫwl -h "his maternal uncles". King 1990: 59: ʾḫwl -h "his maternal uncles".

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [KR] King, G.M.H. The Basalt Desert Rescue Survey and Some Preliminary Remarks on the Safaitic Inscriptions and Rock Drawings. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 20, 1990: 55-78.
  • [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
Curse, Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Lineage, Relatives, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0006159
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