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LP 577

Text Information

Siglum
LP 577
Transliteration
l ʾws¹ʾl bn s¹ḫr bn ḥml bn ns²bt bn ktbn bn grmʾl w ḫrṣ bn dd -h (k)tbn f h lt [f]ṣyt m- ḏ ḫrṣ
Translation
By ʾws¹ʾl son of S¹ḫr son of Ḥml son of Ns²bt son of Ktbn son of Grmʾl and he was on the look-out for the son of his paternal uncle {Ktbn}. So, O Lt [grant] deliverance from him who looks out!

Interpretation

Provenance
Unfortunately, the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme was unable to locate the site of Qabr Nāṣir and it does not appear in Geonames.

  • 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
Qabr Nāṣir, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0009161
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