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LP 644

Text Information

Siglum
LP 644
Transliteration
l ġs¹m bn s²mt bn ḫlʾl bn ḃnt w ḥll h- dr s¹nt qns¹ h- mlk ʾl ʿwḏ w ḫrṣ ʾs²yʿ -h ʾs¹rt f h bʿls¹mn rwḥ l- ḏ ġnẓ
Translation
By Ġs¹m son of S²mt son of Ḫlʾl son of Ḃnt. And he encamped at this place, in the year in which the king fined the tribe of ʿwḏ. And he was on the look-out for his imprisoned fellows. So, O Bʿls¹mn, (grant) rest to those who are distressed.

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MNH p. 334 and n. 203: on s¹nt qns¹ h- mlk ʾl ʿwḏ - the year the king [or Hmlk] fined the ʾl ʿwḏ; p. 344 n. 263: on Graf's interpretation of hmlk.

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
#0009228
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