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BM ME Saf 125093.1

Text Information

Siglum
BM ME Saf 125093.1
Alternative Sigla
RyBM 125093.1
Transliteration
----lt ʾqwm nmt
Translation
----lt ʾqwm nmt

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
RyBM 125093.1: l ʿmm wqʾt ltnt - A ʿmm. Et vengeance a` Tnt. JSN p. 82: Read with 125093.2-3. l tʾqw bn mnḥl bn s¹hwq bn tblt ḏ- ʾl lwt fḍym.
Commentary
It is uncertain that this inscription is Safatic. It was given to the musem by Gertrude Bell.

Provenance
British Museum acquisition notes 1920: "Funerary stele [sic] with 'Safaitic' inscription. From the Sawad Desert. Presented by Miss Gertrude Bell."
Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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Technique
Chiselled

Associated Inscriptions
RyBM 125093.2-3

  • Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
British Museum (125093)
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0026146
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