Is.B 9

Text Information

Siglum
Is.B 9
Transliteration
l {g}n bn mʿll bn ḥmyn h- bʿrt
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Translation
By Gn son of Mʿll son of Ḥmyn is the [drawing of the] she-camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
On a stone taken from al-ʿĪsāwī to the Suweidah Museum. Bʿrt: Note that in Arabic baʿīr applies to both male and female camels and there is no feminine form (Lane 226c–227a). The word is very rare in Safaitic with only one instance each of bʿr (RWQ 309) and bʿrt (here).

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Associated Drawings
SESP95 RD 60: a she-camel

  • [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.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1995
Current Location
Suweidah Museum (Unknown)
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0036345
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA