WTI 13

Image © Winnett and Reed 1970
Siglum
WTI 13
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 679
Transliteration
ḏk{r}t ʾlt kll {s¹}{k}{k}t
Geraldine M.H. King
Translation
May ʾlt {be mindful of} the whole of {S¹kkt}
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Winnett and Reed 1970, #14: s¹(ṭ)rt "wish" for s¹kkt.

King (1990: 679) commented: The third and second letters from the end are most likely to be k's. The meaning of s¹kkt is uncertain although sakkākah means 'wayfarers' in Arabic derived from sikkah with the meaning 'road' and perhaps the phrase should be translated 'every wayfarer'.

Commentary

King proposed understanding s¹kkt as a common noun. However, given the provenance of this text, it is tempting to speculate that s¹kkt here could refer to the region, Sakākā, but it is not clear how old this name is. The modern name terminates in an alif, while s¹kkt should yield سكاكه in modern Arabic. If this interpretation is correct, then the translation would have to be "all Sakākā, the whole of Sakākā".

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
Winnett and Reed 1970
Field Collector
Winnett and Reed

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Left to right

  • [AMJ] 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.
  • [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. pp 77 Plate 3, 11
Site
Sakākā, Al-Ǧawf (Al-Jawf) Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1962
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0052031
Updated 11 Aug, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Geraldine M.H. King and Michael C.A. Macdonald, 'WTI 13,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 11 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/18082. Accessed: 16 Oct, 2026.