KJA 179

Siglum
KJA 179
Transliteration
{l} {ʾ}{ʿ}bdt ḫṭṭ
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Translation
{By} {ʾʿbdt} is [the] drawer
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Language and Script
Hismaic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TRANSLATION ḫṭṭ, King: "[the] inscriber". DISCUSSION King (1990: 218) commented: "The first three letters are all damaged by chipping. ʾʿbdt is not in Harding 1971. For other occurrences of the name at these sites, see Index a. For this formula referring to drawings, see Ch.4.B.1".

Editio Princeps
King 1990: 218

  • [HIn] Harding, G.L. An Index and Concordance of Pre-Islamic Arabian Names and Inscriptions. (Near and Middle East Series, 8). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1971.
  • [AMJ] 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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
Wādī Ǧudayyid site A, Al-‘Aqabah Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0047864
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