C 3095

Siglum
C 3095
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 800
Transliteration
l drʾl bn hḏr bn lʿṯmn bn rġḍ w wgm ʿl- ḥbb w ʿl- ʾs²yʿ -h ws¹qn h- mhr m- gnt h- d{r} qnt
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Translation
By Drʾl son of Hḏr son of Lʿṯmn son of Rġḍ and he grieved for a loved one and for his companions who were driving the colts from the gardens of this {place} to Qnt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Macdonald 1993: p. 333 n. 195: w wgm ʿl- ḥbb w ʿl- ʾs²yʿ -h ws¹ qn h- mhr m- gnt h- dr qnt - and he mourned for Ḥbb [or a loved one] and for his companions who were driving the colts from the gardens of this place to Qnt. C: ʿs¹q nhm hrm (s¹)nt h- drqlt for ws¹qn h- mhr m- gnt h- d{r} qnt
Commentary
The inscription was found near Zelaf which has several wells and is close to the Ruḥba, so the idea of gardens (presumably for fruit and vegetables rather than flowers) is not impossible in this case. It is possible that qnt is the Decapolis city of Qanatha on the western slopes of Jabal al-ʿArab (cf. Hebrew qnt in Numbers 32:42, 1 Chronicles 2:23 and see Schûrer 1973–1987, vol. 2: 140–142).

Editio Princeps
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  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
  • Schürer, E. The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (175 B.C.-A.D. 135). A new English version revised and edited by G. Vermes, F.Millar and M. Black. Literary editor P. Vermes, organizing editor M. Black (Volumes 3 and 4 with M. Goodman in place of M. Black). (4 volumes). Edinburgh: Clark, 1973-1987.
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
Domestic animals, Genealogy, Grieving, Place-name
Old OCIANA ID
#0006299
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