Is-Summakiyat —■ Simdj

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96. Stele. Found in the eastern section of the town in the house of a Christian
named Sabbuah Abu Farah. The stone is used as a roof-slab and is set face down
on the beams by which the ends of the face are concealed. The face is blackened
by smoke. Height of visible portion 95 cm.; width 29 cm. The inscribed part of the
stone is highly finished and the letters are well carved. In fact the Expedition found
no stele at is-Summakiyat as good as this specimen. The rows of letters are separated
by incised lines. Height of letters 8—S1/;, cm.
d and Macler, M.S.M. p. 285, no. 135.
Αννιανος Εράνου ετ(ών) κ/.
Annianus {son) of zImran.
The copy of D. and M. reads ANOBANOC, restored tentatively as
’Αν]ο[(3ι]αυός. Clermont-Ganneau, Ι.Λ.Ο. v (1903), p. 386, taking exception
to the name 'Ανοβιανός, proposed to read ‘Φλωριανός or a similar Roman name.’
Our copy thus justifies at least the spirit of M. Clermont-Ganneau’s con-
jecture. The name ’Αννιανός occurs in other inscriptions from Syria; see Wad.
1959; I.G.R. hi 1094 = A.A.E.S. 111 358. On Ερανος cf. no. 69.
SIMDJ.

Inscr. 96.
Scale 1: 20

ANNA
ANOC
7rK

Lintel.

Scale 1:10.

a house or a shop; cf. the lintel from
■ {house) of Shai and Man.

Before and after the name are round holes
the stone. The door doubtless gave access to
Medjdel, no. 171, reading Σεου κ(έ) Μάνου, i.e.

a doorway leading to a courtyard in the southwestern part
the town. Height 33 cm.; length 62—67 cm.


98.
A 7 id
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Θ M
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Stele. Embedded in the pavement in front of a house situated near the
northeast corner of the large tower in the western part of the town. Height
85 cm.; width 30 cm. The face is half finished. Height of letters 6-io1/3cm.
Αζίζος Οθραυ ετ(ωυ) ί[τ/] (?)
Αζίζος, Arabic ζΑζϊζ, we have met already in no. 62. It is a
common name. Οβρος is the equivalent of the Arabic Witr. Perhaps we
should read θ[ι]0ρου. The form Ουάρος is found in no. 117.

Inscr. 98.
, S cale 1 : 20.