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LP 697

Text Information

Siglum
LP 697
Transliteration
l s¹ʿd bn ʿbd bn ʿlg bn ʾnʿm bn ʾs¹ bn ʾs²ym bn ʿbd bn ʾʾs¹d bn bwk bn ʿrs¹ w wgd s¹fr ʾb -h [m][ʿ]wr f ngʿ f h lt ġnmt m- ḏ ʿwr h- s¹fr
Translation
By S¹ʿd son of ʿbd son of ʿlg son of ʾnʿm son of ʾs¹ son of ʾs²ym son of ʿbd son of ʾʾs¹d son of Bwk son of ʿrs¹. And he found the inscription of his father effaced(?), and he longed (for him). So, O lt, (grant) booty from him who effaces this inscription!

Interpretation

Provenance
Unfortunately, the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme was unable to locate Ṣanāyim al-Gharz 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
Ṣanāyim al-Ġarz, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0009281
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