Is.M 60

Text Information

Siglum
Is.M 60
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn ʾs¹wd
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Translation
By ʾnʿm son of ʾs¹wd
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Given that the inscription consists of only two common names it is difficult to identify M 60 with LSI 111 (= C 3249) or LP 960 with any certainty. It cannot be LP 486 since this is securely identified with L 28 and LP 960 could equally well be H 195. CHECK IF M 60 IS ON THE “SOUTH SIDE OF THE HILL” THE PROVENANCE GIVEN FOR LSI 111. Some of the letters (e.g. the ʾ-s¹-w of the second name) are lightly incised. The rest appear to have been formed by scraping the surface with a relatively narrow transverse point. On the other hand (and perhaps more likely) this effect may be the result of variations in the pressure with which the instrument was applied to to the surface since both techniques can be observed in the d.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Multiple techniques
Direction of Script
Top-to-bottom

Associated Remains
None
Associated Inscriptions
M 61 (on another face)
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026828
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'Is.M 60.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/3328. Accessed: 09 Jun, 2025.