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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WGLR 3

Text Information

Siglum
WGLR 3
Alternative Sigla
C 4681
Transliteration
l ḫlṣ bn gʿl bn mṭr w bny h- ẓlt s¹nt gr{ṣ} h- bġy{t} l- h- rḥbt f lt s¹lm w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr
Translation
By Ḫlṣ son of Gʿl son of Mṭr and he built the {small shelter?} {the year} the Arabs of Bġyt were {at} this Raḥabah, so Lt, may he be secure, but may he who would efface go blind.

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is lightly incised and runs boustrophedon. There is no sign of a raḥaba near this inscription, but the Ruḥba is not far away. Gr gāra to give protection or to be allied, or make common cause, with. Bġy = ẓlm and to tyranise.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0036004
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