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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WTI 18

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 18
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 679
Transliteration
----ʾb ḏ- ʾl bdn w ts²wq l- qs¹y
Translation
----ʾb of the lineage of Bdn and he longed for Qs¹y

Interpretation

Commentary
There is a trace of one more letter at the end of the text on the copy. This cannot be recognize on the photograph. Winnett & Reed (1970: 79) do not consider it.

Original Reading Credit
Winnett & Reed 1970: 79
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

  • 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage
Script
Mixed Safaitic/Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0052036
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