LP 442

Siglum
LP 442
Alternative Sigla
Is.L 63
Transliteration
l mʿḍ bn ḥmyn h- bkrt f h rḍw nqm l- nhḍ
OCIANA
Translation
By Mʿḍ son of Ḥmyn is [the drawing of] the young she-camel so O Rḍw [grant] revenge for Nhḍ
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 442 takes the inscription to be "a document of property or a record of sale".
Commentary
It is not clear what nhḍ means here. In Arabic, nahda means to "arise, hasten" and inhaḍḍa (√H-Ḍ-Ḍ) means "to be broken or crushed", neither of which seem suitable for this context. It seems therefore better to take it as the personal name which is known in Safaitic.

Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Drawing of a domestic animal, Isolated Prayer, Deity, Revenge
Old OCIANA ID
#0009026
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'LP 442,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/2637. Accessed: 02 Jun, 2026.