Siglum: SIJ 293  Script: Safaitic

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Transliteration
l ms¹k bn bdbl bn ms¹k bn rfʾt w ʾṣly w ʾqs¹m b- ʾlh ḥy l- hdy ʿẓm

Translation
By Ms¹k son of Bdbl son of Ms¹k son of Rfʾt and he made a burnt offering and swore by ʾlh, who is living, that he shall lead with greatness

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 293: ---- bn ms¹k bn r---- only.

Commentary
The text is quite clear on the photograph. Compare Arabic ʾaqsama bi-llāhi “he swore by God” (Hava 605).

Subjects
Genealogy

Country: Jordan
Region: Al-Mafraq Governorate
Site: Jawa
Latitude: 32.333187
Longitude: 37.019418
Present Location: In situ
Field collector: Frederick Victor Winnett

References:
Hava, J.G. Al-Faraid Arabic-English Dictionary. Fifth edition. Beirut: Dār al-Mašriq, 1982.

[SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.

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