KWQ 82

Text Information

Siglum
KWQ 82
Transliteration
l ʾs¹lm b{{n}} ---- h- ṣrt
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Translation
By ʾs¹lm {son of} ---- is the picture
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A line of the m has been extended to join the letter to the following b and the arms of the b are attached to the letter read as n. The line read as n is long and has a short horizontal line at one end. It is possible that the additions have been made later or the letter should be read as a z. There are then two relatively large hammered circular shapes which obscure two or more letters and there is a line hammered under them. The t at the end has arms attached to the ends of two of the crossed lines. Lane 1745a: ṣūrah "image picture". On the significance of the scene for our understanding of mounted warfare among the ancient nomads od Arabia and its surroundings see Macdonald 2015.

Editio Princeps
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Special Features
Infilling & ligatures
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
KWQ 82 d/1

  • [KWQ] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King at Wādī Qaṭṭāfī, north-eastern Jordan, and published here.
  • Macdonald, M.C.A. Was there a “Bedouinization of Arabia”?. Der Islam 92:1, 2015: 42-84.
Site
Survey site Tell 3, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0024235
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA