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NWStL 3

Text Information

Siglum
NWStL 3
Transliteration
l rmyn bn ġṯ bn ʿḏ bn ʿḏ bn ġṯ bn wdm bn s¹r bn ṣbḥ bn qs²m w wrd h- ʿrṭ f h gdʿwḏ s¹lm [[]]m- s²nʾ w ʿwr {l-} {ḏ} ʿwr
Translation
By Rmyn son of Ġṯ son of ʿḏ son of ʿḏ son of Ġṯ son of Wdm son of S¹r son of Ṣbḥ son of Qs²m and he came to a watering-place in this valley so, O Gdʿwḏ [grant] security from enemies and blind whoever effaces [the inscription]

Interpretation

Commentary
In incised letters on the same stone as 4 and 5. A letter (possibly s²) has been scraped over before m- s²nʾ. Note ṭ for ḍ.

Provenance
A low cairn approximately 1.5 km due south of the island with Al-Namārah fort and approximately 0.5 km south of the track leading from Al-Namārah to Zalaf going through the Khabrā.
Site
Near Al-Namārah, Syria
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0035853
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