Is.M 250

Text Information

Siglum
Is.M 250
Transliteration
l s¹ʿd bn ġs¹m bn s¹ʿd bn ḫlṣ bn ʿbd bn ʿḏ[[]] bn [[]]s²rk w wgd s¹fr ʿm -h f ngʿ w dṯʾ ʿrḍ f h lt s¹l{m} {s¹}{n}t {k}ʿ{r}
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Translation
By S¹ʿd son of Ġs¹m son of S¹ʿd son of Ḫlṣ son of ʿbd son of ʿḏ son of S²rk and he found the inscription of his grandfather and was sad. And he spent the season of the later rains in [this] valley and so O Lt {[grant] security} {the year of} ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author first wrote a n after ʿḎ thinking the Ḏ was a b of bn and then scratched over it. His hand seems to have slipped when carving the following s² and he scratched over it and recarved it. He also omitted the ʾ of dṯʾ and so coverted the h- of h- ʿrḍ thus losing the h-.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2003
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0028362
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA