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C 286

Text Information

Siglum
C 286
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1339 a
Transliteration
l nʿmn bn mty bn nʿmn h- ġlmt w h rḍy ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr
Translation
By Nʿmn son of Mty son of Nʿmn the slave girl so, O Rḍy, may he who would efface go blind.

Interpretation

Provenance
Unfortunately C does not supply any further information on the provenance of this inscription and, to the best of our knowledge, the area has not been revisited. We have been unable to locate Wādī Gharah.
Original Reading Credit
C
Original Translation Credit
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Associated Drawings
To the right of the inscription, an image of the goddess Rḍy under a nude female form holding her hair like a rainbow over her head in extended arms; she is girdled by a belt the extremities of which hang by her leg. To the right, another woman holding out her hands.
Associated Inscriptions

  • Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
"On the right bank of Wādī Ġarah near a bridge" (C p. 41),, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0003491
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