AbNH 1

Text Information

Siglum
AbNH 1
Transliteration
l zyd bn mʿz bn grm w rʿy s¹nt ʾys¹ f h lt s¹lm w ġnyt w h ds²r hb s¹ʿd l- nbṭ ʿl- ḥwlt
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Translation
By Zyd son of Mʿz son of Grm and he pastured in the year of ʾys¹, so, O Lt, [grant] security and abundance, and, O Ds²r, give aid to the Nabataeans against the Ḥwlt
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
For a discussion of this text's historical context, see Abbadi (2015-1: 71-76) and Norris & Al-Manaser (2018).

Editio Princeps
Abbadi 2016

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

  • [AbNH] ʿAbbādī [Abbadi], S. New evidence of a conflict between the Nabataeans and the Ḥwlt in a Safaitic inscription from Wadi Ram. Arabian Epigraphic Notes 1, 2015: 71–76.
  • Norris, J & Al-Manāṣīr [Al-Manaser], A.Y.Kh. The Nabataeans against the Ḥwlt — once again. An edition of new Safaitic inscriptions from the Jordanian Ḥarrah desert. Arabian Epigraphic Notes 4, 2018: 1–24.
Site
Wādī Ramm, Jordan
Date Found
2014
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Blessing, Date (s¹nt), Genealogy, Group (in the narrative), Pasturing, Warfare
Old OCIANA ID
#0034195
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