LP 421

Text Information

Siglum
LP 421
Alternative Sigla
Is.Mu 48
Transliteration
l ʾlwhb bn ʿzz bn ylʿm
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Translation
By ʾlwhb son of ʿzz son of Ylʿm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 421: ʾlw(h)b for ʾlwhb; y(n)ʿm for ylʿm
Commentary
The inscription is carved over two faces of the stone.

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

Associated Inscriptions

  • [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.
  • [MISS] Macdonald, M.C.A., Al Muʾazzin, M. & Nehmé, L. Les inscriptions safaïtiques de Syrie, cent quarante ans après leur découverte. Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions & Belles-Lettres 1996: 435-494.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0027051
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA