Is.L 198

Text Information

Siglum
Is.L 198
Transliteration
l n{ṣ}r bn s²rbb bn nġft h- gml w rḍy ʿwr ḏ yʿwr w nqʾt
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Translation
By Nḫr son of S²rbb son of Nġft is the male camel and Rḍy blind whoever scratches out and [inflict] ejection from the grave
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 1104: nʾb for n{ṣ}r; s²mr for s²rbb; w [h] rḍy for w rḍy; ʿfr [l-] ḏ y[ʿ]{f}r “and dust be upon him who rubs [this inscription] out with dust” for ʿwr ḏ yʿwr
Commentary
Area A. There is a faint trace of a line joining the upper fork of the third letter. The other two names are quite clear.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled incised scra
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (T. to. B.)

Associated Inscriptions
L 197
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026601
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA