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RM.A 1

Siglum
RM.A 1
Transliteration
l ṣʿd bn mnʿt bn ṣʿb bn grmʾl bn ḏ{ʾ}b bn ḫ{l}----{ʾ}ṯr grmʾl f bʾs¹ mẓll ʿl- ḥbb -h f h lt nqʾ---- ḏ ḫbl
Translation
By Ṣʿd son of Mnʿt son of Ṣʿb son of Grmʾl son of Ḏʾb son of Ḫl [and he found the traces of] Grmʾl and for those who remain despair on account of his friend and O Lt [inflict] ejection from the grave by [a loved one] whoever spoils the inscriptions

Interpretation

Commentary
RM.A 1 to 4 are on one sloping face of a large boulder. RM.A 1 is written in three lines of vertical boustrophedon at the far right of the face.

  • Macdonald, M.C.A., Al Muʾazzin, M. & Nehmé, L. Les inscriptions safaïtiques de Syrie, cent quarante ans après leur découverte. Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions & Belles-Lettres 1996: 435-494.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0035865
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