LP 361

Text Information

Siglum
LP 361
Alternative Sigla
Is.M 168
Transliteration
l grm bn ʿbṭ bn grm ḏ- ʾl nġbr w ḥl h- dr s¹nt mrq qbr ʾl ʿwḏ f h lt s¹lm l- ḏ s¹ʾr w ʿwr l- ḏ ʿwr h- s¹fr
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Translation
By Grm son of ʿbṭ son of Grm of the lineage of Nġbr and he camped here in the year in which Qbr allowed [members of] the lineage of ʿwḏ to pass by and so O Lt [grant] security to whoever leaves [the inscription] untouched and [inflict] blindness on whoever scratches out this inscription
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 361: s¹nt mrq qbr ʾl ʿwḏ "the year he passed by the tombs of the tribe of ʿwḏ" for "the year in which Qbr allowed [members of] the lineage of ʿwḏ to pass by" Macdonald 1993: 331, n. 181 for the translation here.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [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
Camping, Curse, Date (s¹nt), Deity, Genealogy, Group (in the narrative), Isolated Prayer, Present in a place
Old OCIANA ID
#0026938
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA