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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

LP 659

Text Information

Siglum
LP 659
Transliteration
l ms¹k bn ʾs¹d bn rbʾl bn ʾnʿm w ḥll h- dr w bʾs¹ mẓll ʿl- ṣrm -h w ʿl- tm w ʿl- ḥny f h lt rwḥ l- ḏ ġnẓ
Translation
By Ms¹k son of ʾs¹d son of Rbʾl son of ʾnʿm. And he encamped at this place; and he mourned, overshadowed (by grief), for his party and for Tm and for Ḥny. So, O lt (grant) rest to those who are distressed!

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
#0009243
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