SESP.U 16

Text Information

Siglum
SESP.U 16
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn ṣʿd bn ẓʿn bn rgl bn ṣʿd bn ʿlyn bn mrwn bn s¹ʿd bn ys¹mʿl w ḫrṣ f h lt s¹lm w [[]][[]][[]]w ḥḍr w ʿwr l- ḏ ʿwr
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Translation
By ʿqrb son of Ṣʿd son of Ẓʿn son of Rgl son of Ṣʿd son of ʿlyn son of Mrwn son of S¹ʿd son of Ys¹mʿl and he was on the look out and so O Lt [grant] security and ...and he camped near a permanent source of water and blind whoever scratches out [the writing]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
On the same face as 15. The text is lightly scratched and is not very clear on the photograph. The reading has been made with the assistance of the hand-copy. The author wrote s¹lm a second time and then scratched it over.

  • [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
#0035883
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