LP 46

Siglum
LP 46
Transliteration
l ḏn bn ----
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Translation
By Ḏn son of ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 46: ḏnbn for ḏn bn.
Commentary
It seems more likely that the inscription is unfinished than that it represents a name ḏnbn.

Associated Drawings
A man armed with spear and shield confronting a lion, or perhaps a hyena.

  • [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.
Site
Al-Ḥifnah, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904, 1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0008630
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'LP 46.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/1467. Accessed: 06 Jun, 2025.