HaNSC 3

Text Information

Siglum
HaNSC 3
Transliteration
l ṭywn bn ṣymz w ʿyl h- snt
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Translation
By Ṭywn son of Ṣymz and he was in need this year
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Safaitic ʿyl could be connected to Arabic ʿāla “he was, or became poor” (Lane 2212b).

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Direct hammered & chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

  • [HaNSC] Ḥarāḥšah [Harahsheh], R.M.A. Nuqūš ṣafāʾiyyah muḫtārah min al-bādiyah al-urdunniyah. Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings 1, 2007: 29-52.
  • [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
Tall al-Zahrī, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030328
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA