NEJII Saf 2

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NEJII Saf 2
Transliteration
l ġṯ w tḥll ʾfwh ʿql s¹r
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By Ġṯ and he departed (this place) into the foremost part of the protected area of S¹r
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

This is a bilingual inscription; for the Greek component, see NEJII Grk 2. 

ʾfwh: The plural of the rare preposition f /fī/ 'in', translated in Greek with εἰς. 

tḥll: This verb is translated in Greek as ἀπῆλθεν, leaving no doubt that its meaning is 'he departed'. It can be compared to the Classical Arabic taḥalḥala ʿan makānihī ‘he removed from his place’ … ‘and went away’ (Lane 621a). For the full commentary, see Al-Jallad and al-Manaser 2016.

 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
Al-Jallad and al-Manaser 2016
Field Collector
S. Abbadi and A. al-Manaser

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions

  • [NEJII] Al-Jallad, A.M. & Al-Manāsīr [Al-Manaser], A.Y.Kh. New epigraphica from Jordan II: three Safaitic-Greek partial bilingual inscriptions. Arabian Epigraphic Notes 2, 2016: 55-66.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
Wādī al-Ḥašād, Jordan
Date Found
2004
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Bilingual, Movement, Name only
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Updated 12 Sep, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'NEJII Saf 2.' OCIANA. 12 Sep, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45819. Accessed: 29 Sep, 2025.