LP 303

Text Information

Siglum
LP 303
Alternative Sigla
Is.Mu 46
Transliteration
l bʿr bn ḥbb bn s²nʾ bn ḥrb bn bʾs¹h w h rḍy s¹lm
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Translation
By Bʿr son of Ḥbb son of S²nʾ son of Ḥrb son of Bʾs¹h and O Rḍy [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 303: ḥbb for ḥrb
Commentary
The author makes a clear distinction between b and r in this text. The fourth name must therefore be ḥrb. LP 304 is probably by this man's father.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
Mu 45; 47 (on the same face)

  • [Is.Mu] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Muna Al-Muʾazzin, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2002, 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
1996–2002
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0027049
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA