LP 337

Text Information

Siglum
LP 337
Alternative Sigla
Is.R 133
Transliteration
{l} bʾḫh bn ḥwq bn kwnt w lṯ
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Translation
{By} Bʾḫh son of Ḥwq son of Kwnt and a lion
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is carved around a clumsy drawing of a carnivore and so it is possible that the author forgot a h- before lṯ.

Associated Signs
Cartouche with 7 lines attached to it.
Associated Drawings
A very clumsy drawing of a carnivore
Associated Inscriptions
LP 335 (= Is.Mu 152) and LP 336 (= Is.Mu 151)

  • [Is.R] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Reem Salih, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1996, 2000, 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
1904–1905; 1996, 2000
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a wild animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0028515
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'LP 337.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4965. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.