WTI 19

Siglum: WTI 19
Alternative Sigla: Winnett 1985: 30, no. 87; King 1990: 680
Transliteration: ġwṯ bn {z}dl ts²wq ʾl- zʿm b[n] {t}ʾm t{l}----yws² ----t wrt ʾlḫldt f ḍrṭt
Translation: Ġwṯ son of {Zdl} longed for Zʿm {son of} {Tʾm} t{l}----yws² ----t wrt ʾlḫldt and she farted

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: TEXT Winnett & Reed: f wrṭt rather than f ḍrṭt; Winnett: ġwl bn (z)dl ts²wq ʾl zʿm b[n]t ʾmt b.yws² ....t wbt ʾl ḫldt fḍrṭṭ rather than ġwṯ bn {z}dl ts²wq ʾl- zʿm b[n] {t}ʾm t{l}----yws² ----t wrt ʾlḫldt f ḍrṭt. DISCUSSION King (1990: 680) commented: "Mixed/Saf/ with Tham.E ḍ. The verb at the end is feminine. ḍrt, cf. Ar. ḍaraṭa, 'fart'. See Winnett [1982]: 43 and C 3951, 4419 and WH 2180 for occurrences of the word in Saf. and Winnett and Reed 1970: 41–42".
Commentary: It is difficult to offer a satisfactory interpretation of the end of this isncription.

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
Winnett, F.V. Studies in Thamudic. Maǧallat kulliyat al-ādāb, ǧāmiʿat al-malik saʿūd 12:1, 1985: 1-58 [English section].
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 [Unpublished]. 1990.
Winnett, F.V. Studies in Thamudic. [Unpublished typescript]