Nasif 1988: 94, pl. CXL/c

Text Information

Siglum
Nasif 1988: 94, pl. CXL/c
Transliteration
ḫ----t / wdd / s¹rr / ʿ----k---- w wddh / w wdd ḏ
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Translation
Ḫ----t Wdd S¹rr ʿ----k---- and Wddh and Wdd Ḏ
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Nasif does not transliterate or translate the text.
Commentary
The ḏ is an apotropaic sign (for the function of this sign see Macdonald (2004: 509).

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

  • Macdonald, M.C.A. Ancient North Arabian. Pages 488-533 in R.D. Woodard (ed.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Naṣīf [Nasif]A.A. Al-ʿUlā. An Historical and Archaeological Survey With Special Reference to Its Irrigation System. Riyadh: King Saud University Press, 1988.
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Name only
Old OCIANA ID
#0036676
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