KhU 27

Text Information

Siglum
KhU 27
Transliteration
l rmmt bn {y}tm h- {ḍ}{f}y w wrd b- mlḥ h- rḍmt
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Translation
By Rmmt son of {Y}tm the {Ḍfite} and he went to water at Rḍmt during Aquarius
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The translation is by A. Al-Jallad. For the interpretation of mlḥ as "Aquarius" see Al-Jallad 2014: 215–221; 2016: 86, 93, 98. The first letter of the second name has a hammered mark over one end and is probably to be read as y.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
Cartouche; 7 lines
Associated Inscriptions
KhU 23-26

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Ancient Arabian Zodiac. The Constellations in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Part II. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27, 2016: 84–106.
  • Al-Jallad, A.M. An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part I. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 25, 2014: 214-230.
Site
Ḫirbat al-Umbāshī, Syria
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0009958
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA