C 4251

Siglum
C 4251
Alternative Sigla
Vogüé 315
Transliteration
l (y)s¹mʿl bn (ʾ)nh(k) bn zmhr bn bʾs¹h w ḫrṣ h- s¹nt f h bʿls¹mn r(w)ḥ w nqm m- s²nʾ [w] ʿwr ḏ (y)ʿwr
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Translation
By {Ys¹mʿl} son of {ʾnhk} son of Zmhr son of Bʾs¹h and he was hungry and cold this year and so O Bʿls¹mn {[grant] relief} and revenge on enemies {and} blind whoever {scratches out} [the inscription]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

  • Butler, H.C., Norris, F.A., Stoever, E.R. Geography and Itinerary. Syria: Publications of the Princeton University, Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904-1905 (Division I, Section A: by E.R. Stoever from the notes and journal of F.A. Norris) and 1909 (Division I, Section B: by H.C. Butler). Leiden: Brill, 1930.
  • de Vogüé, M. Syrie Centrale. Architecture civile et religieuse du 1er au VIIe siècle. (2 tomes). Tome première: Texte, planches 1–58. Tome seconde: Planches suite. Paris: Noblet & Baudry, 1865.
  • [Vogüé] de Vogüé, M. Syrie Centrale. Inscriptions sémitiques. Paris: Baudry, 1868-1877.
  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
On a cairn between Al-ʿIlimmah and the left [west] bank of Wādī Ġarz, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1861, 1862
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0007455
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OCIANA. 'C 4251.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15604. Accessed: 08 Jun, 2025.