Diyatheh 1

Interpretation

Commentary: The ḥ though badly made is not seriously in doubt. The text is “on a stone reused as a corbel” in the west room of the upper storey of House 13 in the southern aisle of the ancient village (personal communication from F. Villeneuve who discovered it). For the name see Safaitic and ʾʿytl in LPNab 35 and ΟΑΙΘΕΛΟΥ in Greek (PUAES III. A. 5 no 659 = Wadd 2286). Note that Dussaud & Macler 1903: no. 801 [= C 5157 and 5158] was also found on a corbel at Diyatheh. For Diyatheh, see Villeneuve & Sadler 2001.

[Dussaud M] Dussaud, R. & Macler, F. Mission dans les régions désertiques de la Syrie moyenne. Extrait des /Nouvelles Archives des Missions Scientifiques/, t. X [p. 405-744, ps. 1-31 ]. Paris: Imprimerie nationale / Leroux, 1903.
[LPNab] Littmann, E. Nabataean Inscriptions from the Southern Ḥaurân. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904-1905 and 1909. Division IV. Section A. Leyden: Brill, 1914.
[PUAES III A.5] Littmann, E., Magie, D., Stuart, D.R. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904-1905 and 1909. Division III: Greek and Latin Inscriptions in Syria, Section A: Southern Syria, Part 5: Ḥaurân Plain and Djebel Ḥaurân. Leyden: Brill, 1915.
[C] Ryckmans, G. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: Pars Quinta, Inscriptiones Saracenicae Continens: Tomus I, Fasciculus I, Inscriptiones Safaiticae. Paris: E Reipublicae Typographeo, 1950–1951. No. 5157–5158
Villeneuve, F. & Sadler, S. Occupation du sol et vestiges architecturaux sur les marges arides de Syrie du Sud. L'exemple de Diyatheh. Pages 159-187Conquête de la steppe. (Travaux de la maison de l'Orient, 36). Lyon: Maison de l'Orient, 2001.
[Wadd] Waddington, W.H. Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie recueillies et expliquées. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1870.

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