Is.Mu 242
Text Information
- Siglum
- Is.Mu 242
- Alternative Sigla
- LP 461
- Transliteration
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l whblh bn mlk bn whblh bn mrʾlh bn ʾḥlm bn lbṣrh w wgm ʿl- mlk w ʿl- ḫrg w ʿl- gḥmn w ʿl- ʾys¹ w ʿl- ẓn f h lt w ds²r ṯʾr w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr w dṯn h- ʾs¹d l- m- <> ʿwr wqʿ {-n} ʾ
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- Translation
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By Whblh son of Mlk son of Whblh son of Mrʾlh son of ʾḥlm son of Lbṣrh and he grieved for Mlk and for Ḫrg and for Gḥmn and for ʾys¹ and for Ẓn. So, O Lt and Ds²r [grant] blood-revenge [to be taken] and blind whoever scratches out [the writing] and dṯn h-ʾs¹d whoever scratches out {our} writing ʾ
OCIANA
- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- The ḥ of gḥmn was accidentally omitted by the author and inserted above the line. We are unable to interpret w dṯn h-ʾs¹d. The letter between m- and ʿwr has been erased. For wqʿ "writing" see Macdonald 1992: 6, n. 26. The function of the final ʾ is unclear.
- Editio Princeps
- OCIANA
- [Is.Mu] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Muna Al-Muʾazzin, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2002, and published here.
- [MST] Macdonald, M.C.A. The Seasons and Transhumance in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 3rd. series, 2, 1992: 1-11.
- Site
- Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
- Date Found
- 1996–2002
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Curse, Deity, Genealogy, Grieving, Isolated Prayer, Revenge
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0027249
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16 Sep, 2024
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