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WAM T 12

Text Information

Siglum
WAM T 12
Alternative Sigla
King 1990: 675–676
Transliteration
l s²ʿlh bn ṣhbt
Translation
By S²ʿlh son of Ṣhbt

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Winnett: l lʿlh rather than l s²ʿlh. DISCUSSION King (1990: 675–676) commented: "The second letter is a straight line and should be read as s²".
Commentary
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Provenance
This text comes from ʿAyn Abū Nakhaylah (3049 II 335723) and not ʿAyn Marayfiq as in the edition (King 1990)
Original Reading Credit
King 1990
Original Translation Credit
King 1990

  • Winnett, F.V. An Arabian Miscellany. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli 31 [N.S. 21], 1971: 443-454, pls 1-14.
  • 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 [Unpublished]. 1990.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 Ramm area, Al-‘Aqabah Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Hismaic
Old OCIANA ID
#0052000
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