OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WTI 97

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 97
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 682
Transliteration
l glm bn ʾbʾns¹ w rmy
Translation
By Glm son of ʾbʾns¹ and he was wounded

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Winnett & Reed (1970: 136) consider the verb rmy in the passive voice, comparing it with the Arabic ramā (to shoot, hit).

Original Reading Credit
Winnett & Reed 1970: 136
Original Translation Credit
Winnett & Reed 1970: 136

  • Winnett, F.V. & Reed, W.L. Ancient Records from North Arabia. with contributions by J.T. Milik and J. Starcky. (Near and Middle East Series, 6). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970. pp 136 Plate 9
  • King, G.M.H. Early North Arabian Thamudic E. A preliminary description based on a new corpus of inscriptions from the Ḥismā desert of southern Jordan and published material. Ph.D thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1990. [Unpublished]. 1990.
Site
Iṯrah, upper Wādī al-Sirḥān, Al-Ǧawf (Al-Jawf) Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Mixed Safaitic/Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0052075
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