Rsh 1

Siglum
Rsh 1
Transliteration
l hnʾ bn qḥf
w bny h- mġrt
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Translation
By Hnʾ son of Qḥf
and he constructed the tomb-chamber
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
On a lintel whose lower side is straight and whose upper side is an arc as if to fit an arched doorway.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (L)

  • [MDK] Macdonald, M.C.A. Burial between the desert and the sown. Cave-tombs and inscriptions near Dayr al-Kahf in Jordan. Damaszener Mitteilungen 15, 2006 [2008]: 273-301.
  • Sartre, M. Transhumance, économie et société de montagne en Syrie du sud. Cahiers de l'Université de Pau 23, 1992: 39-54.
Site
Rušaydah village, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Current Location
Unknown
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017851
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA