Is.Mu 33

Text Information

Siglum
Is.Mu 33
Transliteration
l gmr b ʿ<<>>l b s²mt
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Translation
By Gmr son of {ʿl} son of S²mt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Area H. This author was almost certainly responsible for Mu 32 as well and in both texts wrote b for bn. For other possible examples see WH 2529 2538 etc. He appears to have been unsatisfied with both texts since Mu 32 was left unfinished and Mu 33 was scratched over. He seems to have been an inexperienced carver since the shallower lines projecting from the the r and ʿ in Mu 32 (and possibly that across the r in Mu 33) suggest that his instrument slipped and if our interpretation is correct he repeated the ʿ of the patronym in Mu 33.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
L-R/R-L

Associated Inscriptions
Mu 34.1 (on the same face)
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2002
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0027035
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA