Is.H 806

Text Information

Siglum
Is.H 806
Alternative Sigla
Is.B 2
Transliteration
l ḍtm h- s¹fr w h- frs¹
OCIANA
Translation
By Ḍtm are the inscription and the horse
OCIANA
Language and Script
Thamudic B

Interpretation

Commentary
The text which is in Thamudic B is carved below the drawing. The claim to h-s¹fr w h– frs¹ is unusual. The forms of the l, s¹ and f are typical of Thamudic B but are also found occasionally in Safaitic.

Associated Drawings
SESP95 RD 18: A man on an equid waving a stick or very short spear and a man in front of it holding it by a rope to its nose in his right hand and waving a stick in his left. Above the equid a felid and an oryx.
Associated Inscriptions
Is.H 804-805

  • [Is.B] Inscriptions recorded by the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995, at al-ʿĪsāwī, on the south-western slopes of the promontory north of the well, and published here.
  • [Is.H] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Hussein Zeinaddin, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2002, and published here.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2002
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0029414
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'Is.H 806.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/5826. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.