C 2257

Text Information

Siglum
C 2257
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 636 b
Transliteration
l ʿrs¹ bn gʿṯm bn ḥmyn bn ġḍḍt bn ʾnḍt bn ws²yt h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By ʿrs¹ son of Gʿṯm son of Ḥmyn son of Ġḍḍt son of ʾnḍt son of Ws²yt is the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Associated Drawings
A horseman spearing an oryx

  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Zalaf (g) “On the east side of the track leading to al-Namārah” (C p. 294)., Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0005461
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'C 2257.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/34857. Accessed: 07 Jul, 2025.