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KJA 253

Siglum
KJA 253
Transliteration
h {ḏ}s²
Translation
O {Ḏs²}

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
King (1990: 231) commented: "The ḏ is partly covered by an abrasion. The horns of a recent ibex might obscure any further letters of the text or the inscription might not have been completed. It is possibly the beginning of a prayer to ḏs²ry, see Ch.4.C.3".

Original Reading Credit
King 1990: 231
Original Translation Credit
King 1990: 231

  • 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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
Subjects
Deity, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Script
Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0047938
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