C 823

Siglum
C 823
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1185 a
Transliteration
l ʾḥlm bn yḥmʾl w ʾs²rq f h lt mʿdt
OCIANA
Translation
By ʾḥlm son of Yḥmʾl and he migrated to the inner desert and O Lt [grant] return
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Editio Princeps
Ryckmans 1950
Field Collector
Maurice & Mireille Dunand

Technique
Hand copy
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Ḥaǧar al-Hallah, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s & 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Movement, Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0004028
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Updated 04 Apr, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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OCIANA, 'C 823,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 04 Apr, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/10923. Accessed: 13 Apr, 2026.