LP 395

Text Information

Siglum
LP 395
Alternative Sigla
Is.M 166
Transliteration
l mḥlm bn s²rk bn ʾḏnt w wgd s¹fr ʾb -h w ʾs²yʿ -h f bʾs¹ m ẓll f h lt s¹lm
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Translation
By Mḥlm son of S²rk son of ʾḏnt and he found the inscription of his father and his companions and so despair for those who remain and so, O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 395: bʾs¹ b- (h-) ẓlfn "he was grieved about those who had died unavenged" for bʾs¹ m ẓll f h lt s¹lm "despair for those who remain and so, O Lt [grant] security"
Commentary
Littmann copied ẓl but the second l can just be seen on the photograph.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Inscriptions
LP 394 (= Is.M 167)

  • [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
1904–1905; 1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Grieving, Isolated Prayer, Relatives
Old OCIANA ID
#0026936
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA