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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WTI 16

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 16
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 679
Transliteration
{l} my{r} ---- w ʿfrn bn s¹y
Translation
{By} {Myr} ---- and ʿfrn son of S¹y

Interpretation

Commentary
In fact, there are no diagnostic letter-forms in the text and it could equally well be Hismaic or Safaitic.

Original Reading Credit
Winnett and Reed 1970: 79
Original Translation Credit
Winnett and Reed 1970: 79

  • 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 79 Plate 3, 11
  • 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.
Site
Sakākā, Al-Ǧawf (Al-Jawf) Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0052034
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