NST 2

Siglum
NST 2
Alternative Sigla
TIJ 522
Transliteration
l ḍr bn ṣ----m ḏ- ʾl tm w wgm ʿl- ḫld ʾḫt -h mtt trḥt w ʿbs¹ w rġmt mn[y] ---- mn----mt
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Translation
By Ḍr son of {Ṣ----m} of the lineage of Tm and he grieved for Ḫld his sister [who] had died perished and he frowned because she was struck down by {Fate} ---- mn----mt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TIJ 522: [ʾ]ḫt -h for ʾḫt -h and at the end rġmt mn mmt. Translation by Littmann: wgm "he laid a stone on the tomb of"; mtt trḥt w ʿbs¹ w rġmt mn mmt "she died she was grieved and he frowned and she was reluctant against death (i.e. died reluctantly)".
Commentary
According to TIJ 522 it is on a basalt slab, but in NST 2 it is said to be on a limestone block. It was bought in Jerusalem by Abbé Jean Starcky who donated it to the Musée Bible et Terre Sainte de l'Institut Catholique, Paris.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Unidentifiable
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
7 lines

  • [NST] Harding, G.L. New Safaitic Texts. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 1, 1951: 25-29, pl. 8.
  • [TIJ] Harding, G.L. & Littmann, E. Some Thamudic Inscriptions from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Leiden: Brill, 1952.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Bible et Terre Sainte (7169)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003065
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA