Is.L 204
Text Information
- Siglum
- Is.L 204
- Transliteration
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l qṭyt w qlbt h- {ṣ}{m}mn
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- Translation
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By Qṭyt and Qlbt the {two best [members of the tribe]}
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- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- Area B. The final word is presumably in the dual referring to the two authors. The ṣ and the following m are not very clear on the stone and could be ṯ and ḥ respectively. Ṣmm if that is waht it is may be the equivalent of Ar. ṣam¡m “the choice best most excellent part [of a thing]” as in the expression huwa f¡ ṣam¡mi qawmi-hi “he is the among the best of his people or party” [Lane 1723c]. Ṣam¡m can also mean “pure umixed in respect of race lineage or parentage” [Lane 1723c]. Alternatively ṣimma means “courageous” [Lne 1723b]
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- Technique
- Direct hammered
- Direction of Script
- Right-to-left
- Associated Inscriptions
- L 205-208
- Site
- Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
- Date Found
- 1996–2003
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subject
- Genealogy
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0026607
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16 Sep, 2024
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