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C 187

Siglum
C 187
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1279
Transliteration
l ngh bn ḥzqn h- bkrt
Translation
By Ngh son of Ḥzqn is the young she- camel

Interpretation

Provenance
Unfortunately C does not supply any further information on the provenance of this inscription and, to the best of our knowledge, the area has not been revisited.
Original Reading Credit
C
Original Translation Credit
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Associated Drawings
To the left of the inscription, a man sitting on a camel, his left hand holding a thong.

  • Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
"In the area between Ǧabal Says and Wādī Ghara [Ġārah]" (C p. 23), Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0003392
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