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BES15 637

Siglum
BES15 637
Transliteration
l ʾdm bn mlk bn ʾdm bn mlk bn ys¹mʿl ḏ- ʾl ḍf w {s¹}{f}r s¹nt ngy {h} ----g----nytk ---- [ʿ]wr ḏ ʿwr h- s¹fr
Translation
By ʾdm son of Mlk son of ʾdm son of Mlk son of Ys¹mʿl of the lineage of Ḍf and {he journeyed} the year ---- {blind} whoever obliterates the inscription.

Interpretation

Commentary
Unfortunately, the inscription is badly damaged in several places. The reading of the first word after ḍf as s¹fr is confirmed by the same word immediately below it (in both cases the upper arm opens in the opposite direction from the direction of the text). In the first instance, s¹fr would appear to mean "he journeyed" (see Al-Jallad & Jaworska 2019, under sfr 1).

  • Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K.A. Dictionary and Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Volume I: Dictionary. Leiden: Brill, 2019
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0039325
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