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WTI 46

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 46
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 680
Transliteration
l ʿ{g} bn mrwḏ s¹rṭ
Translation
By {ʿg} son of Mrwḏ drew [them]

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT King: ʿg (or y); Winnett & Reed: lʿ(ṣ) rather than l ʿ{g}. TRANSLATION King does not translate this text. DISCUSSION King (1990: 680) commented: "Mixed/Saf. ṭ, Tham.E g ? and ḏ".

Original Reading Credit
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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 85 Plate 5, 15
  • 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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
Mixed Safaitic/Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0052049
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