LP 297

Text Information

Siglum
LP 297
Alternative Sigla
Is.Mu 25
Transliteration
l ʿwqʾ bn hḏ{t} w rʿy h- nḫl ġzz s¹nt qtl mʿn
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Translation
By {ʿwqʾl} son of Hḏt and he pastured the valley while raiding in the year in which Mʿn was killed
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP: [w] ġzz for ġzz
Commentary
The last letter of the first name looks like a h, but it seems likely that the side bar was added later since it is slightly wider than the long stroke. The last letter of the second name is also in doubt since the horizontal bar is much thicker than the vertical, and it is possible that the name was actually hḏn. We take ġzz as an active participle in the accusative of ḥāl.

  • [Is.Mu] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Muna Al-Muʾazzin, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2002, and published here.
  • [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.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905, 1996
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Date (s¹nt), Genealogy, Pasturing, Raiding
Old OCIANA ID
#0008881
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA