AAWAB 31

Text Information

Siglum
AAWAB 31
Transliteration
l khl bn s²ʿʾ bn khl bn ṣhyn bn qdm bn rs¹l bn mʿzz bn bwk bn ʿrs¹ bn ʿwḏ w rʿy h- ʾbl h- ṣfḥt
OCIANA
Translation
By Khl son of S²gʾ son of Khl son of Ṣhyn son of Qdm son of Rs¹l son of Mʿzz son of Bwk son of ʿrs¹ son of ʿwḏ and he pastured the camels with large humps
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

For ṣfḥt cf. Arabic ṣuffāḥāt, the plural of ṣuffāḥ “camels whose humps have become large so that the hump of the she-camel occupies the whole of her back” (Lane 1696a).

  • [AAWAB] Inscriptions recorded by Ali Al-Manaser in Al-Wādī Al-Abyaḍ in June 2021
Site
Al-Wādī al-Abyaḍ, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
18/06/2021
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Pasturing
Old OCIANA ID
#0057529
Download Images
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'AAWAB 31,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 10 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/2473. Accessed: 09 Apr, 2026.