FV 1

Text Information

Siglum
FV 1
Transliteration
l {ḥ}wn w- ḍ{m}---t ʿl- zy {w-} ṣr{f}
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Translation
By {Ḥwn} and she ---- for/over Zy {and} {Ṣrf}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A Safaitic inscription on a small piece of limestone. The reading is from two photographs taken by François Villeneuve in December 1992 in the sūq in Damascus. The reading is very uncertain. The letters between ḍ and l are obscured by pitting of the surface. The final letter f (if that is what it is) looks on the photographs like four parallel lines but it is possible that they are linked.

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
The ḍ is exactly like a Hismaic ṯ
Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Coil

Associated Signs
Ladder of 7 lines
Site
Al-Quṭayfah or Qalamūn area (alleged provenance), Jordan
Current Location
Unknown
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017836
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA. 'FV 1.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/17402. Accessed: 06 Jun, 2025.