C 3575

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: C: h- ʾ{l}b ʿmd hdd "{H-ʾlb}. ʿmd. Hdd" LP 273: b- n(h)(y) ʿmd hdd "Hdd cleaves to Nhy" BIT p. 504: as C.
Commentary: The text is clearly Thamudic B. It is possible that the last letter in line 1 was a m of the sort found in line 2.

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