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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

KhS 50

Siglum
KhS 50
Transliteration
----ʿ ----s b ----w ṣd
Translation
---ʿ ----s b----- and he was on a hunt (?)

Interpretation

Commentary
The Safaitic verb "to hunt" usually appears with a medial y, ṣyd. This inscription is on the same rock as the drawing described in Associated Inscriptions; however, the edition only reproduces the drawing. image not available

Provenance
al-Ḥarrah al-ʾUrduniyyah
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

Technique
No copy/photo

Associated Drawings
A herd of 14 ostriches pursued by a hunting dog

  • Al-Khraysheh, F. Al-ṣayd ʿind al-ʿarab al-ṣafāʾiyīn qabl al-islām. Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings 1, 2007: 9-28.
Site
Al-Ruʿaylah, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0030323
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