KhS 14

Siglum
KhS 14
Transliteration
l s²km bn whs² w mlḥ f ʾlt s¹lm
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Translation
By S²km son of Wḥs² and he traded salt so ʾlt [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The edition argues that the drawing predates the inscriptions that accompany it on the same rock because they are inscribed along the edge while the drawing takes up the most space in the middle. The fact that neither KhS 14 or 15 mentions the drawing might support this view.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving around edge of face

Associated Drawings
A horseman spearing a gazelle
Associated Inscriptions

  • [KhS] Al-Khraysheh, F. Al-ṣayd ʿind al-ʿarab al-ṣafāʾiyīn qabl al-islām. Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings 1, 2007: 9-28.
Site
Wādī al-Qaṭṭāfī, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030286
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA