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MNM a 1

Text Information

Siglum
MNM a 1
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 641
Transliteration
l ʿm bn m{ʿ}n bn brky bn ʾbs¹lm bn brky bn ʿm bn ʾṣlḥ bn {t}{m}lh
Translation
By ʿm son of {Mʿn} son of Brky son of ʾbs¹lm son of Brky son of ʿm son of ʾṣlḥ son of {Tmlh}

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
King (1990: 641) commented: "The second letter of the second name is dotted as a q in the copy".

Provenance
At Khirbat al-madayniyyah, north-east of Al-Karak (Milik 1958-1959: 342).
Original Reading Credit
King 1990
Original Translation Credit
King 1990

  • Milik, J.T. Nouvelles inscriptions sémitiques et grecques du pays de Moab. Liber Annuus 9, 1958-1959: 330-358.
  • King, G.M.H. Early North Arabian Thamudic E. A preliminary description based on a new corpus of inscriptions from the Ḥismā desert of southern Jordan and published material. Ph.D thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1990. [Unpublished]. 1990.
Site
Al-Karak, Al-Karak Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0051887
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