Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 158705.2

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Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 158705.2
Transliteration
l ddʾl bn ḥwrn w ṣyr ḫs¹f f h lt ḫlṣ
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Translation
By Ddʾl son of Ḥwrn and he returned to a place of permanent water hungry and so O Lt may he be safe
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Stehle 1960: 20–22: w ṣyr ḫms²{t} f h lt ḫlṣt "He caused an injury (to someone). In the name of Lt may he be purified"
Commentary
For ḫs²f compare Classical Arabic ḫasf "the place whence the water of a well issues" (Lane 738c). For ḫlṣ compare Classical Arabic ḫāliṣah the maṣdar of ḫalaṣa "it was or became pure, free from admixture...." (Lane 785b)

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Associated Inscriptions
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 158705.1

  • [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
1 mile east of Al-Safāwī (formerly H5), Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (158705)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026116
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