Is.M 85.1

Text Information

Siglum
Is.M 85.1
Transliteration
l ḥrbn bn ḫfy bn rbn bn bny w dṯʾ h- dr bql f h bʿls¹my s¹lm
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Translation
By Ḥrbn son of Ḫfy son of Rbn son of Bny and he spent the season of the later rains here [amongst] spring pasture and so O Bʿls¹my [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
By a brother of the authors of M 72 and M 85.2. There is absolutely no trace of any letter between the m of bʿls¹m and the s¹ of s¹lm and the writer seems to have made the y of the second name which is immediately above do double service as the final letters of bʿls¹my and of ḫfy. Cf. the way the author of M 72 used the name Bny twice. M 85.1 and 85.2 are enclosed in a lightly incised cartouche and have suffered a number of abrasions.

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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
7 half-circles along the top edge of the cartouche and another 6 (possibly the seventh is under an abrasion) joined by a horizontal line just below f h bʿls¹my in M 85.1.
Associated Remains
None
Associated Inscriptions
M. 85.2 (on the same face)
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026852
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA