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MSTJ 7

Text Information

Siglum
MSTJ 7
Transliteration
l s²mt bn ġṯ bn s¹lm ḏ- ʾl ḥẓy w wgd ʾṯr ʾl -h f bʾs¹ ----
Translation
By S²mt son of Ġṯ son of S¹lm of the lineage of Ḥẓy and he found traces of his lineage and so he was sad

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MNH p. 359 and nn. 368-369: on the relationship between the author of the Safaitic inscriptions and the author of the Nabataean inscriptions.
Commentary
The edition mentions that there are traces of further letters after the word bʾs¹.

Provenance
Burquʿ
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr

Technique
Scratched

Associated Inscriptions

  • Macdonald, M.C.A. & Harding, G.L. More Safaitic Texts from Jordan. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 21, 1976: 119-133.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J. (13206)
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0026040
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