JSLih 062

Siglum
JSLih 062
Alternative Sigla
D 020, Scagliarini 1994: 259–263, no. 26, Al-Qudrah 1993: 45, no. 131, Déroche 1987: 118–119, Drewes 1983: 428, no. 13, CLL 019, Grimme 1937: 301
Transliteration
{s²}---- [b]-
nt / qs¹m
hdqt / h-
ṣlmn
l- hnʾkt-
b / f rḍ -h / w
{ʾ}{ḫ}rt -h
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Translation
By -h son of {S²----} {daughter
of} Qs¹m
offered the
statuette
to Hnʾkt-
b and so favour her and
her {posterity}
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Line 1. Jaussen & Savignac followed by Grimme, Déroche, Al-Qudrah and Scagliarini: s²[mlh] for {s²}----; Caskel: s²----h for {s²}----; Farès-Drappeau: n[----] rather than {s²}----. Line 6. Jaussen & Savignac followed by Grimme: f rṭ -h rather than f rḍ -h. TRANSLATION Line 4. h- ṣlmn, Jaussen & Savignac followed by Grimme, Caskel and Farès-Drappeau: 'this statue'; Déroche: 'the statue'; Müller W.W. 1982: 22: "statuette" for ṣlmn, see also Macdonald 2004: 505, §4.1.4 Lines 6–7. f rḍ -h, Caskel: 'two life spans; f rḍ -h w {ʾ}{ḫ}rt -h, Farès-Drappeau: 'so he was satisfied of her and he guided her'. DISCUSSION Ryckmans, G. 1937: 327–328. Déroche 1987: 238. Scagliarini 2007: 254.

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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
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Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1909–1910
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Religion, Women
Old OCIANA ID
#0034201
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