KhU 7

Text Information

Siglum
KhU 7
Transliteration
l ʿlhm bn ʾṯw
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Translation
By ʿlhm son of ʾṯw
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Language and Script
Safaitic

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.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
L-R/R-L
Site
Ḫirbat al-Umbāshī, Syria
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003196
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KhU 7.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/12850. Accessed: 06 Jun, 2025.