SIAM 9

Siglum
SIAM 9
Transliteration
l ḫlf bn mky b[n] ----yd w l- -h ʾnfs¹
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Translation
By ḫlf son of Mky son of ----yd and the monuments are for him
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIAM 9: w l--h ʾnfs¹ bl - and for him are monuments of a tomb. It is uncertain that the letters bl should be read with the text.
Commentary
It seems most likely that the letters read as b and l are incidental to the text as suggested by the edition. It is almost certain that the h- of *h-ʾnfs¹ was assimilated to the h- of l-h in the speech of the author. See ASFF 291 for another example and compare l-h ʾ-ʾnfs¹ in QZMJ 187.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving edge

  • [SIAM] Macdonald, M.C.A. Safaitic Inscriptions in the Amman Museum and Other Collections I. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 23, 1979: 101-119, pls. 35-44.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J. (13958)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026066
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