LP 237

Siglum
LP 237
Alternative Sigla
Mr.A 11
Transliteration
l ʾḥrb bn s²ḥl bn ʾḥrb bn ms¹k bn ẓʿn bn s²r[[]][[]]b bn ġlmt w nṣb hlt f lt s¹lm s¹nt {g}lḥ h- ḏʾb ʾns¹ w nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwrn h- s¹fr
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Translation
By ʾḥrb son of S²ḥl son of ʾḥrb son of Ms¹k son of Ẓʿn son of S²rb son of Ġlmt and he set up a standing stone for Hlt so O Lt [grant] security in the year in which the wolf encountered ʾns¹ and [inflict] ejection from the grave on him who effaces this inscription
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 237: f h lt for f lt; {g}lḥ h- ḏʾb ʾns¹ "the year in which the wolf encountered men" [or ʾns¹ in the commentary]; yʿwr for yʿwrn.
Commentary
On one face of a large stone. The author originally wrote ḥl after the r in the fifth name but then scraped over these letters and wrote the b. The divine name/epithet hlt is also found in SIJ 840. For another inscription in which the author sets up a standing stone for one deity and then immediately prays to another see RQ.A 9. Note the unusual plural (yʿwrn) in the curse.

  • [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.
Site
Al-Mrōšan, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904, 1995
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Date (s¹nt), Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Religion, Wild animals
Old OCIANA ID
#0035983
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA