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
OCIANA
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
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

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

  • [MISS] 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
Old OCIANA ID
#0036054
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