JaS 32

Siglum
JaS 32
Transliteration
l gy bn (h)(ṯ)(fr) w ----- m- ʿl- ṣ{ʾ}h w ʾl- ʾb -h hṯfr
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Translation
By Gy son of Hṯfr and ----- for his relation-in-law and for his father Hṯfr
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
JaS: l ʿqrn bn lmw [w wg]m ʿl ṣhr -h wʿl b -h hṯfr "[and he has mour]ned upon his kinsman and upon his father. he was a saddle maker.
Commentary
The third letter looks more like a y than a q on the copy. The following two letters would then be the bn. It is just possible that the second name is a badly copied hṯfr though this can be no more than a suggestion. Ar. ṣihr is not simply a "kinsman" as suggested by Jamme but the kin of one's wife or husband. Jamme's interpretation of the final word is unconvincing.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Unidentifiable
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions
Site
c. 10 km east of Dawhrah, Jordan
Current Location
Unknown
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003056
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA