C 977

Siglum
C 977
Alternative Sigla
C 1092, Vogüé 96, Wetzstein 199 a
Transliteration
l ʿly bn g(y)z
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Translation
By ʿly son of {Gyz}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
C 977 and 1092: l ʿly bn gyz
Commentary
C treated Vogüé 96 (= C 977) as a different inscription from Wetzstein 199 a (= C 1092) but they are almost certainly the same text.

  • [Vogüé] de Vogüé, M. Syrie Centrale. Inscriptions sémitiques. Paris: Baudry, 1868-1877.
  • [Wetzstein] Grimme, H. Texte und Untersuchungen zur ṣafatenisch-arabischen Religion. Mit einer Einführung in die ṣafatenische Epigraphik. (Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des Altertums, 16/01/2012). [Reprint, 1970, Johnson, New York]. Paderborn: Schöningh, 1929.
  • [C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951.
Site
Al-ʿUdaysīyah, at the southern end of the Ruḥbah, on the left [i.e. west] bank of Wādī al-Šām” ( C p.126), Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1858, 1861, 1862
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0004182
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OCIANA,. 'C 977.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/6412. Accessed: 28 Aug, 2025.