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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

C 223

Text Information

Siglum
C 223
Alternative Sigla
Dunand 1300
Transliteration
l ʾbrr bn ġbh {w} {ḥ}{l} h- d[r] s¹nt bʿy h- rḍ ws¹hb{ḥ}mb{r}ḥbtb{ġ}rb
Translation
By ʾbrr son of Ġbh {and} {he stayed} {here} in the year ....

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C: l ʾbrr bn ġbh {w} {ḥ}{l} h- d[r] s¹nt bʿy h rḍw s¹hb {ḥ}m b- {r}ḥbt b- ġrb By ʾbrr son of Ġbh {and} {he stayed} {here} in the year of oppression. Oh Rḍw! And he entered {Ḥm} in Rḥbt, on the {Western} side

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
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

  • 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" (C p. 33), Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1920s and 1930s
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0003428
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