AAWHA 132

Siglum: AAWHA 132
Transliteration: l drr bn ḫṭs¹t bn ws¹m h- ḫṭṭ {f} [h] [l]{t} nqʾt b- ---- ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
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Translation: By Drr son of Ḫṭs¹t son of Ws¹m is the carving {and so} {O} {Lt} [inflict] ejection from the grave by ---- on whoever may erase the inscription.
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: The photographs are unfortunately out-of-focus and there are a number of abrasions on the face which have obscured some letters. The abrasion after {f} would only be covering two letters plus the right-hand part of the t and so the restoration h lt would seem very likely. nqʾt b is then visible before another abrasion renders invisible the person whom the author wishes to perform the act. There are several possibilities b-wdd ("by a loved one"), b-ʾḫ-h ("by his brother"), b-ṣdq ("by a friend"), and b-ḥbb ("by a friend"). Any restoration is hampered by the intrusion of a drawing (of a camel ?) just below the text at this point.

Associated Drawings: A horseman with wild hair spearing a carnivore (probably a lion) with a long lance. There is also what might be an outline camel (?) near the bottom of the face.

[AAWHA] Inscriptions recorded by Ali Al-Manaser in a tributary of Wādī al-Ḫuḍarī in September 2022

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA