Damascus Museum 1312

Siglum: Damascus Museum 1312
Alternative Sigla: RyDamas 1312
Transliteration: l ḏhbn bn tm bn mlṯ bn tm bn mḥlm ḏ- ʾl ṣʾr w ḫrṣ h- s²nʾ w h gdʿwḏ w s²ʿhqm w h lt s¹lm w ġnyt b- {r}{w}{ḥ}
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Translation: By Ḏhbn son of Tm son of Mlṯ son of Tm son of Mḥlm of the lineage of Ṣʾr and he was on the look-out for enemies and O Gdʿwḏ and S²ʿhqm and O Lt [grant] security and abundance in {relief from adversity}
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: JRWH p. 509: bwrṭ - by deceit for b- {r}{w}{ḥ}.
Commentary: The stone was bought in Damascus. It has been missing from the museum for many years and could not be found at the time the objects in the museum were given new accession numbers. It seems possible that in the final phrase the author made a mistake and wrote b- wrḥ instead of b- rwḥ. But this is only a suggestion. The final t read by Ryckmans is not visible on the photograph. There is a thin line, but nothing crossing it, and it may well be extraneous to the inscription. The inscription is in the so-called "square script".

Associated Drawings: A horseman attacking with a lance an oryx which is charging at him.

[JRWH] Jamme, A. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns [Review of Winnett and Harding 1978 (WH)]. Orientalia 48, 1979: 478-528.
[BM ME Saf] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA