HaNSC 15

Siglum
HaNSC 15
Transliteration
l bk bn nṣrʾ {bn} hrml h- ʾs²lly
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Translation
By Bk son of Nṣrʾ {son of} Hrml the ʾs²ll-ite
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
HaNSC connects the name Hrml to the Arabic verb harmal 'to wear out, ruin', e.g. harmalati 'l-ʿaǧūz: baliyat mina 'l-kubr "she was worn on account of age". The final y is about three letter spaces removed from the l, which could suggest that part of the inscription has been worn away and the final word is not a nisba.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from right)

  • [HaNSC] Ḥarāḥšah [Harahsheh], R.M.A. Nuqūš ṣafāʾiyyah muḫtārah min al-bādiyah al-urdunniyah. Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings 1, 2007: 29-52.
Site
Wādī 'l-ʿAbd, east-north-east of Al-Ṣafāwī, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030340
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