SESP.U 8

Siglum
SESP.U 8
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn grmʾl bn ʾnʿm bn flṭt bn bhs² bn ʾḏnt bn ys¹lm bn rqlt bn zkr [[]] bn rfʾt bn ws²yt bn ḍf bn gnʾl bn bqr bn rhy w s¹nt myt grfṣ h- mlk w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr
OCIANA
Translation
By ʾnʿm son of Grmʾl son of ʾnʿm son of Flṭt son of Bhs² son of ʾḏnt son of Ys¹lm son of Rqlt son of Zkr son of Rfʾt son of Ws²yt son of Ḍf son of Gnʾl son of Bqr son of Rhy and the year king Agrippa died. And blind whoever scratches out the inscription
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
In small letters on the same face as 9. The letter after zkr has been erased. For a genealogy going back to rhy see also BES17 279 though there bkr is omitted between gnʾl and rhy.

  • [MISS] Macdonald, M.C.A., Al Muʾazzin, M. & Nehmé, L. Les inscriptions safaïtiques de Syrie, cent quarante ans après leur découverte. Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions & Belles-Lettres 1996: 435-494.
Site
Unnamed, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0035833
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