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RM.A 7

Text Information

Siglum
RM.A 7
Transliteration
l ʿw{ḏ}ʾl bn ʾḥlm ḏ- ʾl s¹ʿdʾl w ndm ʿl- {w}hbʾl w ʿl- ḥb -h ʾwḫ trḥn w rġm mny
Translation
By {ʿwḏʾl} son of ʾḥlm of the lineage of S¹ʿdʾl and he was devastated by grief for {Whbʾl} and for his beloved grieving both perished and struck down by Fate

Interpretation

Commentary
It is curious that while trḥn is in the dual rġm mny is not.

  • 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
#0036054
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