LP 259

Siglum: LP 259
Alternative Sigla: Mr.A 3
Transliteration: [l] ḥfl bn ʾs¹d bn wʿl bn hgml w ġnmt bʿls¹mn m- s²n{ʾ}
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Translation: {By} Ḥfl son of ʾs¹d son of Wʿl son of Hgml and booty Bʿls¹mn from {enemies}
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: LP 259: gʿl for wʿl; ġnm -h "gave him booty" for ġnmt "booty"; bʿs¹m(y) for bʿls¹mn.
Commentary: The lām auctoris and possibly one or more names appear to be missing. LP reads ġnm -h, but ġnmt is clear on the photograph as is the n (not “an incomplete y”) of bʿls¹mn. One side-stroke of the final ʾ is missing. LP reads LP 259.1 as the end of this text but there seems no justification for this since it begins at the opposite side of the face from the end of LP 259. It is possible that both LP 259 and 259.1 begin on the adjacent face.

Associated Inscriptions

[LP] 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.
[Mr.A] Inscriptions recorded by the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme in 1995 on the right bank of the Wādī Gharz at al-Mrōshan, southern Syria, and published here.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA