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AMWR 420

Siglum
AMWR 420
Transliteration
l zb{y} bn ḫrṯ h- s¹rt
Translation
By {Zby} son of Ḫrṯ is the structure

Interpretation

Commentary
s¹rt: could be to compare it with Classical Arabic sūrah "a structure of any size" (Lane 1465a) and note that in a Bedouin dialect of central Arabia sūr means "wall or enclosure" (Kurpershoek, P.M. Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia. 5. Voices from the Desert. Glossary, Indices, & List of Recordings, volume 5, Leiden: Brill, 2005: 151).

  • Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
  • Inscriptions recorded by Mohammad I. Ababneh but not previously published
Site
Wādī Ruʿaylah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0053854
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