Is.H 6

Text Information

Siglum
Is.H 6
Alternative Sigla
LP 968
Transliteration
l ʾmn bn bd{d}h w rʿy bqr b- mrḥ
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Translation
By ʾmn son of {bddh} and he tended cattle in an over-night enclosure
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
It is possible the third letter of the second name should be read as a q. K 44 which is a wasm is on the same rock. The translation of rʿy as "he tended or kept" is more appropriate here than "he pastured"; mrḥ is translated from Arabic murāḥ "nightly resting-place of cattle camels sheep or goats" (Lane 1183b). However Lisān also glosses mrḥ as al-arḍ al-saḥl.

Editio Princeps
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Special Features
Infilling
Special Letter Forms
Unjoined m's; infilled d q and y; square and curved r;
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Coil (edge)

Associated Inscriptions
Is.H 7-11

  • [Is.H] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Hussein Zeinaddin, 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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0027376
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA