Damascus Museum 5126

Text Information

Siglum
Damascus Museum 5126
Alternative Sigla
RyDamas 11192
Transliteration
l ṣyd bn ṣyd bn mlk {b}{n} s¹ḫr bn s¹ʿd {ḏ-} ʾl hḏm
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Translation
By Ṣyd son of Ṣyd son of Mlk {son of} S¹ḫr son of S¹ʿd {of} the lineage of Hḏm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
RyDamas 11192: bn s¹ʿdl hṣḥ "son of s¹ʿdl. Good health" for bn s¹ʿd {ḏ-} ʾl hḏm Jamme 1970: 93, note 159, and 1971: 68: ḥṣṣ for hḏm.
Commentary
On one face of a basalt block, 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Many of the letters have been damaged by hammering.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Signs
A sun with many rays, and 5 (possibly more) lines. G. Ryckmans mentions a cross with a point between each of its arms, but we cannot find that.
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BM ME Saf] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.
Site
Syria
Current Location
Damascus Museum (5126)
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage
Old OCIANA ID
#0026157
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA