Is.L 221

Text Information

Siglum
Is.L 221
Transliteration
l tm bn ġmr bn tm w ḥll h- dr s¹nt gzz ʾs¹ ----
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Translation
By Tm son of Ġmr son of Tm and he camped here the year ʾs¹ sheared ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Area A down the slope. The letters after ʾs¹ could be read as knn and apart from the lines forming these letters there are accidental ones which are not part of them (see copy). From the n of s¹nt onwards the text is scratched. This text and L 221.1 are enclosed in a multiple-scratched cartouche.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
L 221.1
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026625
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'Is.L 221.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/3125. Accessed: 22 Aug, 2025.