HaNSC 17

Siglum
HaNSC 17
Transliteration
l ṯnw s¹nt wṣl ʾbnt bn grbt
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Translation
By Ṯnw in the year ʾbnt son of Grbt arrived
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A partially identical inscription (HaNSC 17.1) appears on the same rock; however, the final word has been scratched out. Perhaps this indicates that the author made an error and decided to begin the inscription again.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting upwards)

Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0030342
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'HaNSC 17.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/22833. Accessed: 19 Jun, 2025.