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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

KhU 7

Text Information

Siglum
KhU 7
Transliteration
l ʿlhm bn ʾṯw
Translation
By ʿlhm son of ʾṯw

Interpretation

Commentary
The text is enclosed in a thinly scratched cartouche along one edge of which a modern Arabic graffito has been scratched. The second name has not been found before but must be complete since there is no space for another letter between the w and the cartouche. However ʾṯy is attested and the alternation of w and y is a known feature of Safaitic see for instance rḍw / rḍy and s²tw (CSNS 324) as compared with the more usual s²ty.

Provenance
S.W. of the Safa
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Chiselled
Site
Ḫirbat al-Umbāshī, Syria
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0003196
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