AAEK 133

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Siglum
AAEK 133
Alternative Sigla
BES15 1263
Transliteration
l ʾs¹ bn rwḥ ḏ- ʾl ʿmrt s¹lm
AAEK
Translation
By ʾs¹ son of Rwḥ of the lineage of ʿmrt [may he have] security
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic 4

Interpretation

Commentary

The author is perhaps imitating the style of Nabataean graffiti by giving his name followed simply by s¹lm, whereas in Safaitic graffiti, there is normally prayer to a deity for s¹lm.

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
AAEK
Field Collector
Sabri Abbadi

Technique
Rocking-blade
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
A sun sign between ḏ- and ʾl
Associated Inscriptions

  • [AAEK] Al-Manāsīr [Al-Manaser], A.Y.Kh. Ein Korpus neuer safaitischer Inschriften aus Jordanien. (Semitica et Semitohamitica Berolinensia, 10). Aachen: Shaker, 2008. No. 133
  • [BES15] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2015 and published here No. 1263
Site
Wādī al-Liḥfī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2004
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage, Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0033369
Updated 09 May, 2026 by Michael Macdonald

Cite this Site

AAEK and Michael C.A. Macdonald, 'AAEK 133,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 May, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23310. Accessed: 21 May, 2026.