JaS 65.1+65.4

Siglum: JaS 65.1+65.4
Alternative Sigla: ThNSM.I 7, ThSaf 26+27
Transliteration: l kr{z}n bn ks¹ṭ ḏ- {ʾ}{l} ----ʿ{w}ʾ----ʿl {g}mm
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Translation: By Krzn son of Ks¹ṭ {of the lineage} ----ʿ{w}ʾ----ʿl {g}mm
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: JaS 65.1: l krzn bn ks¹ṭ ḏ- ʾl rġym ThNSSMAS ThSaf 26+27: l krzn bn k{s¹}ṭ ḏ- {ʾ}{l}---- ThNSM.I 7: l krzn bn kẓṭs¹ ---- ʿl -----
Commentary: There is a good photograph of JaS65.1-65.4 in ThNSSMAS. After the ḏ there are traces of an ʾ and l and then it seems most likely that the inscription continues in a curve and ends in the letters which have been read as JaS 65.4 although the rock is very damaged and the letters uncertain. There might be a m as suggested by JaS and then there appears to be an ʿ w and ʾ. The w is read as a g in JaS 65.3 and it is possible there is a n before the letter although it seems rather close and could be incidental. Between the ʾ and ʿ the letters are illegible. The last four letters are read by the editions as a separate text see JaS 65.4. The third letter from the end seems to be relatively large and should probably be read as a g.

[JaS] Jamme, A. Safaitic Inscriptions from the Country of ʿArʿar and Raʾs al-ʿAnānīyah. Pages 41-109, 611-637 in F. Altheim & R. Stiehl (eds), Christentum am Roten Meer. 1. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1971.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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