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KhU 27

Text Information

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

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.

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

Technique
Chiselled

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

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