KWQ 91

Siglum
KWQ 91
Transliteration
l ʿmd bn hkmn h- dr w ṣyr l- h m- mdbr f h ʾlt flṭ -h m- s¹ḥr
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Translation
ʿmd son of Hkmn was here and he returned here from the inner desert and O ʾlt deliver him from sleeplessness
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The first letter has been joined to the third letter and the first d has been joined to the following b. Only a prong of the third letter from the end is visible as the rest is covered by a wasm. It is possible it should be read as a h ʾ or ṣ. The name and the letters h- dr are directly hammered and the rest of the inscription is scratched on to the rock. For s¹hr compare Classical Arabic suhār "sleeplessness" (Lane 1452a).

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Name Distinguished
Direct hammered/scratched
Technique
Direct ham. & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving edge/coil

Associated Signs
Wasm
Associated Drawings
KWQ 91 d/1
Associated Inscriptions
KWQ 92-93

  • [KWQ] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King at Wādī Qaṭṭāfī, north-eastern Jordan, and published here.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
Survey site Tell 3, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0024244
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA