Damascus Museum 2786

Interpretation

Commentary: The inscription is carved round the edge of a shallow limestone tripod platter. A very thinly inscribed tail can be seen on the first letter of the author's name making it a Hismaic ḥ rather than a ṭ . There are several interesting aspects to this inscription. Firstly, it is carved by a woman, as are several of the inscriptions on stone vessels. Secondly, the shapes of the letters s¹ and s² are strange. The s¹, if that is what it is, has a bizarre shape, while the s² is closer to is rather longer than is normal in Hismaict, and the hook at one end is unexpected, though it occurs in the name rs² in the Hismaic inscription WTI 11.

[BM ME Saf] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.
[W.Dad] Winnett, F.V. & Reed, W.L. Ancient Records from North Arabia. with contributions by J.T. Milik and J. Starcky. (Near and Middle East Series, 6). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970. No. 11 pp 77 Plate 3, 10

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