Sigla: SIT 48; CEDS 74  Script: Safaitic

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Transliteration
l mʿṣ w ws¹q h- ms¹{g}ḥt f ʾnqḏ (f) ṣyr w ḫs¹f

Translation
By Mʿṣ and he withstood the ms¹{g}ḥt but then he was captured {and so} he returned to permanent water in an emaciated state

Apparatus Criticus
SIT: gʿṣ for mʿṣ; h- mrgḥt for h- mbgḥt; translated from w ws¹q as "and he drove the camels. So he escaped and returned and he became lean".
CEDS 74: l mʿṣ w ws¹q h mbgḥt f ʾnqḏ f ṣyr w ḫs¹f.
JMAA VIII p. 7: gnṣ for mʿṣ; ws¹q "to gather"; ʾnqḏ "he was rescued"; ṣyr "to migrate"; ḫs¹f cf. C 3064 translated in JSM p. 507.
H unp.: w ws¹q h mrgḥt "And he drove the camels which had a quivering motion in going along with short steps" or "He withstood the heavily armed men".

Commentary
Ws¹q can mean "he struggled (with)", "he fought" or "he withstood". It is difficult to interpret ms¹{g}ḥt. The translation of the words f ṣyr w ḫs¹f is based on that in Al-Jallad & Jaworska s.v. ḫsf.

Subjects
Genealogy Watering Movement

Country: Jordan
Region: Al-Mafraq Governorate
Site: Near Km. 938
Site number: 0
Latitude: 32.011804
Longitude: 37.419219
Present Location: Unknown
Field collector: Harding, G.L.
Notes: Tapline
Associated Signs: Two concentric circles joined by "spokes". A cartouche crossed with two sets of 7 lines, and another set within the cartouche.
Associated Inscriptions: CEDS 73

References:
[SIT] Harding, G.L. Safaitic Inscriptions from Tapline in Jordan. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 17, 1972: 5-14 and 2 unnumbered plates.

[JMAA VIII] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe VIII. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1979.

[JSM] Jamme, A. Safaitic mlk, "Lord" of the Tribe. Orientalia 39, 1970: 504-511.

[CEDS] Safaitic inscriptions recorded by V.A. Clark on the Eastern Desert Survey and published here

[H unp] Unpublished readings and translations of Ancient North Arabian inscriptions by G. Lankester Harding

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