AH 314

Text Information

Siglum
AH 314
Transliteration
s²bʾrs²
bn ṯmd
nṭr ddn
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Translation
S²bʾrs²
son of Ṯmd
guarded Ddn
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is beautifully carved in relief within a broad border. The letters s² and n (except in the word Ddn) are carved in the opposite direction to that of the text.

Editio Princeps
Abū l-Ḥasan 2002: 263-264

Technique
In relief
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
It is below AH 342, to the right of AH 335 and AH 336, to the left of AH 345 and AH 346, and above AH 312

  • [AH] Abū ʾl-Ḥasan, Ḥ.ʿA.D. Nuqūš liḥyānīyah min minṭaqat al-ʿulā. (Dirāsah taḥlīliyyah muqāranah). al-Riyāḍ: Wizārat al-maʿārif, 2002. pp 263–264
Site
Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Military, Place-name, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0033320
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA