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LP 1135

Text Information

Siglum
LP 1135
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn mṭr bn k[ʿ]m<<>>h w ms²(q) ʾl- ʿbd (-h) ʿm- mr(ʾ) -h w ʾb ʾl- my rʾs¹ b- s¹ʿd ds²r f hnyt l- ḏ dʿy h- s¹f(r) w ʿwr (l-) ḏ yʿ(w)r h- ḫṭṭ
Translation
By ʿqrb son of Mṭr son of {Kʿmh}. And he flogged a family, their servant(s) together with their master, and he returned to the waters of Rʾs¹ by good luck (granted) by Ds²r . And good health to him who reads this inscription (untouched)! But blindness to him who effaces this writing!

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
#0009719
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