Is.M 2

Text Information

Siglum
Is.M 2
Transliteration
l ʿbqn bn ḏhbn
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Translation
By ʿbqn son of Ḏhbn
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 510: ʿrql for ʿbqn
Commentary
M 2-5 are on rocks at the base of Cairn 2. The text is enclosed in a direct hammered cartouche.

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
very long n's (l is only slightly longer andhas a hook ʿ is a dot).
Technique
Direct ham. & chiselled
Direction of Script
Left-to-right

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
M 3
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026769
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA