LP 423

Siglum
LP 423
Alternative Sigla
Is.Mu 50
Transliteration
l ġṯ bn wdm bn s¹r w wgd s¹fr nẓr
OCIANA
Translation
By Ġṯ son of Wdm son of S¹r and he found the inscription of Nẓr
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP 423: w w[g]d for w wgd
Commentary
Carved along the ridge between two faces. LP missed the g of wgd in his copy. The inscription of Nẓr is LP 420 (= Is.Mu 51), which claims the drawings.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised
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
Subjects
Finding inscription(s), Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0027053
Download Images
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA