Is.M 96
Text Information
- Siglum
- Is.M 96
- Transliteration
-
l ṣn bn gʿṯm bn ʿwḏ h- dr
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- Translation
-
Ṣn son of Gʿṯm son of ʿwḏ was here
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- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- On a rock face that has been split down the middle since the text was inscribed. The missing piece was lying below the face and could be replaced. The text is surrounded by a lightly incised cartouche crossed by 7 lines. The are two chips on the edge of the face after the r which resemble part of a t.
- Editio Princeps
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- Technique
- Chiselled
- Direction of Script
- Boustrophedon (T. to. B.)
- Associated Signs
- 7 lines crossing the cartouche
- Associated Remains
- None
- Associated Inscriptions
- M 97 (on an adjacent face)
- Site
- Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
- Date Found
- 1996–2003
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subject
- Genealogy
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0026864
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Updated
16 Sep, 2024
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