LP 7

Siglum
LP 7
Transliteration
l mlk bn ʿwḏ bn hwlʾ w ṣyr mn rḥbt md(w)(y)(t)
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Translation
By Mlk son of ʿwḏ son of Hwlʾ and he returned to a place of permanent water on account of the Ruḥbah {being covered with herbage}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 7: hwl(y) for hwlʾ.
Commentary
On rḥbt mean "the Ruḥbah" as opposed to h- rḥbt which means "this raḥabah (a shallow depression in which water collects and produces herbage)" see Macdonald 1992: 23–25.

  • [LP] 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.
  • [NAEN] Macdonald, M.C.A. North Arabian Epigraphic Notes I. Arabian archaeology and epigraphy 3, 1992: 23-43.
Site
Al-Ḥifnah, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904, 1995
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Movement, Place-name, Watering
Old OCIANA ID
#0008591
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA