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LP 172

Siglum
LP 172
Transliteration
l ʾʿly bn yḫ(l)d
Translation
By ʾʿly son of {Yḫld}

Interpretation

Provenance
Ruǧm al-Ruṣayʿī is a large cairn with many inscriptions of which Littmann copied only 5. It is c. 1.75 km, as the crow flies, from Biʾr al-Ruṣayʿī, around which there are many cairns, and it is not clear why was given the name Rijm al-Ruṣayʿī. The local bedouin do not appear to know it as this today.

  • 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
Ruǧm al-Ruṣayʿī, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904, 1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0008756
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