AAWAB 19

Siglum: AAWAB 19
Transliteration: l qʿṣn bn ʿmhm bn n{s¹}m w h rḍh ġnmt h- s¹nt
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Translation: By Qʿṣn son of ʿmhm son of {Ns¹m} and O Rḍh, [grant] booty this year
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: The middle letter of the second name was incised in the form of a k but then an extra line was hammered onto it to turn it into a s¹. Another example of the genealogy qʿṣn bn ʿmhm bn ns¹m is found in KRS 120 and ʿmhm bn ns¹m is found in three other safaitic texts (AAWAB 7, HaNSB 171, and KRS 120). Note that the s¹ in s¹nt was incised as two vertical lines which were then joined by a short hammered diagonal. Note the spelling of the divine name rḍh, rather than the usual rḍw or rḍy, is at present unique in Safaitic, but is also found once in Thamudic B (ELHT Al-Muqāyil.3 ThamB 01).

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

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA