SESP.U 15

Text Information

Siglum
SESP.U 15
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn whb<<>>ʾl bn hʾs¹ bn ġyrʾl bn s¹mk bn wḥ{l} bn mlk bn bdn w ḥḍr f h lt s¹lm w nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
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Translation
By ʾnʿm son of Whbʾl son of Hʾs¹ son of Ġyrʾl son of S¹mk son of {Wḥl} son of Mlk son of Bdn and he camped near a permanent source of water. So, O Lt [grant] security and [inflict] ejection from the grave on whoever scratches out the inscription
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
On the same face as 16. The author appears to have begun an ʾ in whbʾl but made a small mistake and abandoned it, writing a new one immediately after it.

  • [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
#0035882
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