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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

LP 1252

Siglum
LP 1252
Transliteration
l ḫrʾl bn s²rk (b)(n) ṣrwn w ḥḍr f h lt ġnmt w s¹lm w ʿw(r) (l-) ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
Translation
By Ḫrʾl son of S²rk son of Ṣrwn and he camped here near permanent water so O Lt [grant] booty and security and blind whoever scratches out the 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
#0009836
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