KhU 40

Text Information

Siglum
KhU 40
Transliteration
l m{ṣ}ḫf bn nms¹ h- ẓb
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Translation
By {Mṣḫf} son of Nms¹ is the gazelle
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The third letter could be a ʾ. The first name is previously unattested and could be related to Ar. misḫafa "iron shovel" though this does not seem to be very likely. The word which appears here as ẓb is normally written ẓby in Safaitic but there is no trace of a y on the photograph. The inscription is written around a drawing of a gazelle [KhU 40 d].

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving
Site
Ḫirbat al-Umbāshī, Syria
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0009971
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA