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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

C 257

Siglum
C 257
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1318
Transliteration
l ʾdrmn bn ʾ{ḥ}{r}b h- bkrt
Translation
By ʾdrmn son of {ʾḥrb} is the young she-camel

Interpretation

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
To the right of the inscription, a man seated on a camel, a spear in his right hand, his left hand holding the reins.

  • 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
#0003462
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