LP 685

Text Information

Siglum
LP 685
Transliteration
l ẓlm bn wʾl bn ẓlm w wgm ʿl- ʾb -h w bny h- ṣwy l- ṣʾr f h lt s¹lm w ʾrk rḥ l- ḏ dʿy h- ḫṭṭ
OCIANA
Translation
By Ẓlm son of Wʾl son of Ẓlm and he grieved for his father while he built the cairn for Ṣʾr, so, O Lt, may he who would read this writing aloud have security and forbearance
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

  • [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
“On the road from Qabr Nāṣir to Ṣanāyim al-Ġarz not far east from Ġadīr]al-Darb" (Littmann 1943: 170), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0009269
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'LP 685.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/590. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.