WTI 14

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 14
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 679
Transliteration
ḏkr ʾlh s¹lm
OCIANA
Translation
May ʾlh remember S¹lm
OCIANA
Language and Script
Hismaic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WT! 14: Considered the text "Tabuki Thamdic" (= Hismaic). King (1990: 679) considered the script Mixed Safaitic-Hismaic on basis of Safaitic form of the ḏ.
Commentary
From the forms of the letters the inscription could be Safaitic. This is so far the only instance in either Safaitic or Hismaic of the expression ḏkr ʾlh, and *ḏkr lh is unattested.

Editio Princeps
Winnett and Reed 1970: 78

  • [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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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 78 Plate 3, 11
Site
Sakākā, Al-Ǧawf (Al-Jawf) Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0052032
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024