WTI 55

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 55
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 681
Transliteration
l rqm bn ḥmz w rʿy
OCIANA
Translation
By Rqm son of Ḥmz and he pastured
OCIANA
Language and Script
Mixed Safaitic/Hismaic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TRANSLATION rʾy, Winnett & Reed: '(he) shepherded (the flock)'. DISCUSSION King (1990: 681) cpmmented: "Mixed/Saf., the r is of the 'line with a hook' type, see WTI 33".

Editio Princeps
Winnett & Reed 1970: 87

  • [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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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 87 Plate 6, 15
Site
Sakākā, Al-Ǧawf (Al-Jawf) Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Pasturing
Old OCIANA ID
#0052055
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