Is.M 98

Siglum
Is.M 98
Transliteration
l mṭr bn ḥmlt bn ḫr bn ḥmlt w wgʾ
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Translation
By Mṭr son of Ḥmlt son of Ḫr son of Ḥmlt and he gelded
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The surface of the stone is rough and covered with tiny pittings. The l's of the second and fourth names are the same length as the n's and significantly shorter than the lām auctoris. However in M 99 the name of the two authors' common great-grandfather is clearly ḥmlt. The verb wgʾ has not be found before in Safaitic. Ar. waÏaʾa is used of gelding goats and it is possible that it could be used with the direct object understood just as the verb wld which is usually found with h- mʿzy as its direct object can sometimes be found alone (e.g. NSR 10 WH 1114).

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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
None
Associated Inscriptions
M 99-100 (on the same face)
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026866
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