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LP 1299

Siglum
LP 1299
Transliteration
l s²rk bn nġft bn lġz bn nʿmn
Translation
By S²rk son of Nġft son of Lġz son of Nʿmn

Interpretation

Commentary
Gertrude Bell describes her finding this text and LP 1300–1302.1 on 23rd March 1905 in "a mass of rock all covered with inscriptions, Nabathaean, Greek, Kufic, and one in a [l]abel [that is a cartouche] which I did not know, but it was very like the oldest script of Yemen Sabaean." (Bell F 1927: 196). See also Bell GL 1907: 122–123 where a translation of this inscription is given.

Provenance
Gertrude Bell apparently copied LP 1299–1302.1 together with an unpublished (?) Nabataean text in the area of al-Khirbat al-bayḍā but unfortunately does not give any more exact provenance.

Associated Inscriptions

  • Littmann, E. Safaïtic Inscriptions. Syria. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909. Division IV. Section C. Leiden: Brill, 1943.
  • Bell, G.L. The Desert and the Sown. London: Heinemann, 1907
  • Bell, F. The letters of Gertrude Bell, selected and edited by Lady Bell. (2 volumes). London: Benn, 1927
Site
Near Ḫirbat al-Bayḍā, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0009883
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