LP 331

Text Information

Siglum
LP 331
Alternative Sigla
Is.Mu 145
Transliteration
l ʾḥlm bn khl bn ġṯ s¹nt rʿy h- ḍʾn f h lt s¹lm
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Translation
By ʾḥlm son of Khl son of Ġṯ. In the year he pastured the sheep and so O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
It is odd to date an inscription by "the year he pastured the sheep", but maybe this was an unusual activity for the author.

Associated Inscriptions

  • [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; 1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Date (s¹nt), Deity, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Pasturing
Old OCIANA ID
#0008915
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'LP 331.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/2600. Accessed: 05 Jul, 2025.