HU 800.1

Siglum
HU 800.1
Alternative Sigla
LTS p. 82, no. 136, WLT p. 30, Hub, p. 644 no. 10
Transliteration
h ʾlh {ḏ}ʾl nqm nm ʾmyt
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Translation
O ʾlh of {Ḏʾl} [grant] revenge. By ʾmyt
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Language and Script
Thamudic B

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WLT p. 30: h ʾlh ḍʾl nqm nm ʾmyt "O ʾlh, lacking is vengeance to ʾmyt" LTS p. 82, no. 135: "O god, fend off (?) vengeance from ʾmyt"
Commentary
The fifth letter in this text is problematic and was read as ḍ by Winnett and, tentatively, as ḏ by Littmann. Neither produces a clear meaning. Moreover, both are forced to take the introductory preposition nm as meaning "to" or "from" for which we have no support in other Thamudic B texts. We have taken {ḍ/ḏ}ʾl as a place name, and ʾlh {ḍ/ḏ}ʾl as the name of the deity of the place.

Associated Inscriptions

  • [HU] Thamudic Inscriptions recorded by Huber and renumbered in Van den Branden 1950 (BIT).
  • [Hub] [Thamudic Inscriptions recorded by Huber and published in Huber 1891 (HJVA)].
  • [Hub] Huber, C. Journal d'un voyage en Arabie (1883 -1884). Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1891.
  • [LTS] Littmann, E. Thamūd und Ṣafā. Studien zur altnordarabischen Inschriftenkunde. (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 25.1). Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1940.
  • van den Branden, A. Les inscriptions thamoudéennes. (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 25). Louvain: Publications Universitaires de Louvain/Bibliothèque du Muséon, 1950.
  • [WTay] Winnett, F.V. A Study of the Liḥyanite and Thamudic Inscriptions. (University of Toronto Studies - Oriental Series, 3). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1937.
Site
Al-Ḫubū, Jabal Mismā area, Tabūk Province, Taymā’ area, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1884
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Isolated Prayer, Name only
Old OCIANA ID
#0057240
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