C 291

Siglum
C 291
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1342
Transliteration
l s²bm bn ḏkr h- ġrb w ʾmt f bġḍ
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Translation
By S²bm son of Ḏkr (who was) in the west [= i.e. settled areas] during Libra, and he hated (it)
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: "By S²bm son of Ḏkr the foreigner, and he was killed. And hate"
Commentary
The translation offered here is that of Al-Jallad & Jaworska 2019: 59, s.v. bġḍ.

Editio Princeps
C

Associated Signs
The cartouche has seven lines on the lower side

  • [SafDict] Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K. A Dictionary of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Leiden: Brill, 2019
  • [C] 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
Subjects
Astronomical, Genealogy, Present in a place
Old OCIANA ID
#0003496
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