OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

C 255

Text Information

Siglum
C 255
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1316 b
Transliteration
l rṯʾl bn s¹wd
Translation
By Rṯʾl son of S¹wd

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
nb. C gives b for bn but understands bn, and the n is clear

Provenance
Unfortunately C does not supply any further information on the provenance of this inscription and, to the best of our knowledge, the area has not been revisited. We have been unable to locate Wādī Gharah.
Original Reading Credit
C
Original Translation Credit
C

Associated Drawings
Above the inscription, a picture of a camel
Associated Inscriptions

  • Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
"On the right bank of Wādī Ġarah near a bridge" (C p. 41),, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0003460
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