LP 313

Text Information

Siglum
LP 313
Alternative Sigla
Is.M 87
Transliteration
l mġny bn s²br bn s¹ry bn s¹mʿ bn s¹ḫb w wgd ʾṯr ʾs²yʿ -h f wgm
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Translation
By Mġny son of S²br son of S¹ry son of S¹mʿ son of S¹ḫb and he found the inscriptions of his companions and he grieved
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 313: s¹ḫr for s¹ḫb
Commentary
The last letter of the fifth name has a small abrasion at each end which may cover hooks making the name s¹ḫr as read by Littmann. However, if so, these would be far less pronounced than the hooks of the r's in s²br, s¹ry and ʾṯr and a careful examination of the original convinced us that the letter was b.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (T. to. B.)

Associated Inscriptions
LP 314 (= Is.M 86) (on the same face); LP 315 (= Is.M 88) (on an adjacent face) and LP 311–312 (= Is.M 89-90) and Is.M 91 (on another)

  • [Is.M] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Michael Macdonald, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2003, and published here.
  • [LP] Littmann, E. Safaïtic Inscriptions. Syria. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909. Division IV. Section C. Leiden: Brill, 1943.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Grieving
Old OCIANA ID
#0026855
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA