LP 357

Siglum
LP 357
Alternative Sigla
Is.Mu 381
Transliteration
l ʾḫ bn s¹ʿd bn ʿbd{h}m bn s¹ʿd bn ḥnnʾl bn ns²ʿʾl w w{l}d h- mrbʿt b- h- ʿrḍ f ʾm{r}ṣ {-h} f {h} {l}t s¹lm w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr h- s¹{f}{r}
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Translation
By ʾḫ son of S¹ʿd son of {ʿbdhm} son of S¹ʿd son of Ḥnnʾl son of Ns²ʿʾl and he helped the animals bring forth young in a time of abundant pasture in this valley and {he milked} {them} so O {Lt} [grant] security and [inflict] blindness on whoever scratches out {the inscription}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
LP: w wld h- mrbʿt b- h- ʿrḍ f ʾmrṣ -h "and the spring camels brought forth young in this valley [?] and he pressed milk out of their teats" for w{l}d h- mrbʿt b- h- ʿrḍ f ʾm{r}ṣ {-h} "and he helped the animals bring forth young in a time of abundant pasture in this valley and {he milked} {them}"
Commentary
Although the term rabīʿ among the settled peoples is used of the Spring, among the nomads it means any period in which there is ample pasture resulting from rain(Musil 1928: 13–16). The mrbʿt are the animals giving birth, or born, at such a period (Macdonald 1992: 3–4). In Arabic the verb maraṣa means "to press (the teat) with the fingers" (Hava 716), and so "to milk", a meaning that would be appropriate here..

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.
  • [MST] Macdonald, M.C.A. The Seasons and Transhumance in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 3rd. series, 2, 1992: 1-11.
  • Musil, A. The Manners and Customs of the Rwala Bedouins. (Oriental Explorations and Studies, 6). New York: American Geographical Society, 1928.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905, 1996–2002
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Deity, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Season, Topographic features
Old OCIANA ID
#0028455
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