Is.M 29

Text Information

Siglum
Is.M 29
Transliteration
l dḫr bn ʾhwd bn ḥy
OCIANA
Translation
By Dḫr son of ʾhwd son of Ḥy
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 939: dḫ{l}(t) for dḫr.
Commentary
The “short stroke” which Littmann converted into a t is in fact the continuation of the longer stroke which he took as a l. There is a small dip in the surface which can put into shadow the join between them. The apparent continuation of the lower line beyond the join is in fact part of the crack in the rock which runs from the upper fork of the ḫ across the r and then back across the lower fork of the ḫ. Although not shown on the copy in LP the cross-bar of the y of ḥy is clear in this text though obscured by a chip in M 30.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
L-R/R-L

Associated Remains
None
Associated Inscriptions
M 30 (on the same face); M 28 (on an adjacent face)
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026796
Download Images
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA