AAWAB 16

Siglum: AAWAB 16
Transliteration: l ʾnʿm bn s²hm bn ġṯ w ḏkr wd{l}k f h lt s¹lm
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Translation: By ʾnʿm son of S²hm son of Ġṯ and he remembered {Wdlk} and so O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: The text is carved to the right of AAWAB 15 and the prayer is below a crack in the rock. The letters of ḏkr have been carved very close together, and it is possible that author originally forgot the k and then inserted it. With the exception of the l which crosses a horizontal crack in the rock making it look like a t, the final letters of the narrative, wdlk, are perfectly clear but difficult to interpret. Normally, after the word ḏkr one would expect a name and so we have taken wdlk as this, however bizarre, until a better interpretation can be suggested.

Associated Inscriptions

[AAWAB] Inscriptions recorded by Ali Al-Manaser in Al-Wādī Al-Abyaḍ in June 2021

Updated 16 Sep, 2024