AbaNS 661

Siglum
AbaNS 661
Transliteration
l ḫfyt bn ḫṭs¹ h- dṣy
OCIANA
Translation
By Ḫfyt son of Ḫṭs¹ is the oryx
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The drawing is of an ibex or at least of an animal with long curved horns and 2 ostriches. There is nothing in the copy that resenbles an oryx.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Copy only
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [AbaNS] ʿAbābnah [Ababneh], M.I. Neue safaitische Inschriften und deren bildliche Darstellung. (Semitica et Semitohamitica Berolinensia, 6). Aachen: Shaker, 2005.
Site
Site 14 on the survey, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2000
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0025431
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024