Is.M 58

Text Information

Siglum
Is.M 58
Transliteration
l ʾlwhb bn ʿzz bn yzʿm
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Translation
By ʾlwhb son of ʿzz son of Yzʿm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The text was carved in a number of techniques. The first two letters were direct hammered and the lower hook of the ʾ was then extended by incising with a broad point. The next three letters lwh were incised with the same broad point and the left side and cross-bar of the w are formed by less careful multiple incisions. The b of the first name is direct hammered but the bn which immediately follows it is formed by multiple incised lines. The ʿ of the second name is shallowly incised with a narrow point. The first z was incised with a broad point. The stem of the second seems to have been formed first by a a very finer point and then incised with a different broad point (or the same point held at a different angle). The cross-stroke of the second z is direct hammered. The b of the next bn is formed by multiple scratches and the n by one such scratch reinforced by a line incised with a broad point. The final name is lightly incised with a fine point.

Editio Princeps
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Name Distinguished
Larger-normal/normal
Technique
Multiple techniques
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
None
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026826
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'Is.M 58.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/3326. Accessed: 09 Jun, 2025.