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LP 535

Siglum
LP 535
Transliteration
l mḥnn bn ʾkmd ḏ ʾṣ(d)y s¹ṭr ʾrgḥ (h-) dn
Translation
By Mḥnn son of ʾkmd, who died cutting down ʾrgḥ, {the vile man}

Interpretation

Provenance
Unfortunately, the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme was unable to locate the site of Qabr Nāṣir and it does not appear in Geonames. The co-ordinates given here are therefore those of al-ʿĪsāwī.

  • 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
"On the road from al-ʿĪsāwī to Qabr Nāṣir" (Littmann 1943: 137), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0009119
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