JSLih 260

Siglum
JSLih 260
Alternative Sigla
Jamme 1974: 126, note 37, Müller, D.H. 1889: 81, no. 40, no. 41, Eut 799 + 800
Transliteration
mḥfy
{d}lh bn mḏmh
OCIANA
Translation
Mḥfy
{Dlh} son of Mḏmh
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Line 1. Müller, D.H.: mḥʿy for mḥfy; Jamme: gḥfy for mḥfy. Line 2. Müller, D.H.: ----lh bn mḏʿh for dlh bn mḏmh; Jaussen & Savignac: mzmh for mḏmh; Jamme: gw rlh b rather than dlh bn mḏmh. Lines 1–2. Müller, D.H.: JSLih 260/1 = Müller, D.H. 1889: 81, no. 40 and JSLih 260/2 = Müller, D.H. 1889: 81, no. 41.
Commentary
There appear to be two letters at the top right-hand corner on the photograph. It seems that these do not belong to this graffito. The is a line before the first letter of this text.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
In relief
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

  • [Eut] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe V. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1974. Plate 37C
  • [JaL] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe VII. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1974. pp 126, note 37
  • [JSTham] Jaussen, A. & Savignac, M.R. Mission archéologique en Arabie. I. (Mars-Mai 1907) De Jérusalem au Hedjaz, Médain Saleh. II. El-ʿEla, d'Hégra à Teima Harrah de Tebouk. Texte et Atlas. III. Les châteaux arabes de Quṣeir ʿAmra, Ḫarâneh, et Tûba. (5 volumes). (Publications de la Société Française des Fouilles Archéologiques, 2). [Reprinted Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1997]. Paris: Leroux/Geuthner, 1909–1920. Vol. II pp 500 Plate XCI, CXXXIV
  • Müller, D.H. Epigraphische Denkmäler aus Arabien. (nach Abklatschen und Copien des Herrn Professor Dr. Julius Euting in Strassburg). Borgelegt in der Sitzung am 9. Mai 1888. (Denkschriften der (kaiserlichen) Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 37.2). Wien: Tempsky, 1889.
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1909–1910
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0035116
Download Images
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA