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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

C 291

Text Information

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

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.

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 Signs
The cartouche has seven lines on the lower side

  • Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
  • Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K.A. Dictionary and Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Volume I: Dictionary. Leiden: Brill, 2019
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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0003496
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