OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WTI 9

Text Information

Siglum
WTI 9
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 679
Transliteration
l ʾnmr bn ʿfr
Translation
By ʾnmr son of ʿfr

Interpretation

Commentary
Winnett considered this to be Hismaic (his "Tabuki Thamudic") but it could equally well be Safaitic.

Original Reading Credit
Winnett and Reed 1970: 77
Original Translation Credit
Winnett and Reed 1970: 77

  • Winnett, F.V. & Reed, W.L. Ancient Records from North Arabia. with contributions by J.T. Milik and J. Starcky. (Near and Middle East Series, 6). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970. pp 77 Plate 3, 10
  • King, G.M.H. Early North Arabian Thamudic E. A preliminary description based on a new corpus of inscriptions from the Ḥismā desert of southern Jordan and published material. Ph.D thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1990. [Unpublished]. 1990.
Site
Al-Qalaʿah, near Sakākā, Al-Ǧawf (Al-Jawf) Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1962
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0052027
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