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ZN 9

Siglum
ZN 9
Transliteration
[----]ʿṯmn w ngʿ ʿl- ʾḫ -h s¹by s¹nt {ṭ}rd ʾl ʿwḏ h- rm w ḫrṣ {y}{r]b[----]
Translation
----ʿṯmn and he grieved in pain for his brother who was a prisoner [in] the year of the lineage of ʿwḏ expelled the Romans and he was on the look out for Yrb----

Interpretation

Commentary
ZN 1 and 2 are on a fragment broken on three sides with the loss parts of both texts. This inscription is in small incised letters and must have been written after ZN 2 since its letters are placed between those of 2.

  • Inscriptions recorded by the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme in 1995 at Zemlat Nāṣir, and published here.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0035974
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