CH.R690.4

Text Information

Siglum
CH.R690.4
Transliteration
l ʾgrw h gml
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Translation
By ʾgrw is the camel
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Language and Script
Hismaic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Corbett (2010: 357) commented: "This inscription occurs around and above the hump of a large male-camel (a1) carved by the author below the text. The third letter of PN1 has been read as r, although the character is much broader and larger than a typical r".

Editio Princeps
Corbett 2010

  • [CH.] Corbett, G.J Mapping the mute immortals: A locational and contextual analysis of Thamudic E/Ḥismaic inscriptions and rock drawing from the Wādī Ḥafīr of southern Jordan. PhD Thesis (University of Chicago). 2010.
Site
Wādī Ḥafīr, Al-‘Aqabah Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Domestic animals
Old OCIANA ID
#0050662
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA