LP 461

Siglum
LP 461
Transliteration
l whblh bn mlk bn whblh bn mrʾlh bn ʾḥlm bn lbb w wgm ʿl- mlk w ʿl- ḫrg w ʿl- gm w ʿl- ʾys¹ w ʿl- ẓn f h lt w ds²r ṯʾr w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr w dṯn h- ʾs¹d l- m ʿwr wqʿ ḏ- ʾl zdʾl
OCIANA
Translation
By Whblh son of Mlk son of Whblh son of Mrʾlh son of ʾḥlm son of Lbb and he grieved for Mlk and for Ḫrg and for Gm and for ʾys¹ and for Ẓn so O Lt and Ds²r grant blood-revenge and blind him who effaces (this inscription) and may the lion alight upon whoever effaces this writing, of the lineage of Zdʾl
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For the interpretation of wqʿ see Macdonald 1992: 6, n. 26

  • [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.
  • [MST] Macdonald, M.C.A. The Seasons and Transhumance in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 3rd. series, 2, 1992: 1-11.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0009045
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OCIANA,. 'LP 461.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/2656. Accessed: 16 Aug, 2025.