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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

SIJ 359

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 359
Transliteration
l s²dd bn s²bm h- ʾtn
Translation
By S²dd son of S²bm is the she-ass

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 359: h- ʾbl for h- ʾ{t}{n}
Commentary
SIJ's h- ʾbl is an impossible reading and does not describe the drawing. The last two letters are almost certainly t n.

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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Associated Drawings
A she-ass (jenny) with one person riding and two others on foot behind it
Associated Inscriptions

  • Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Ǧāwā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1950; 2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0017044
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