RWQ 281

Text Information

Siglum
RWQ 281
Transliteration
l ḫrn bn rbn bn ʿmr bn s¹r bn tyr bn ʾgrd bn hnʾ bn hrr bn ʾbyn bn {ʿ}{ḏ} bn ʾġs¹m bn mkbl bn yẓr w rʿy h- ʾbl w ḫll f h lt {s¹}{l}m w nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr w t{ẓ}r h- s¹m{y} b- r{ġ}y ----bt f h bʿls¹m{n} rwḥ
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Translation
By Ḫrn son of Rbn son of ʿmr son of S¹r son of Tyr son of ʾgrd son of Hnʾ son of Hrr son of ʾbyn son of {ʿḏ} son of ʾġs¹m son of Mkbl son of Yẓr and he pastured the camels and he campled so O Lt {may he be secure} but may he who would efface this writing be thrown out of the grave; and {he awaited the rains} in r{ġ/s²}y ----bt and so O {Bʿls¹mn} [grant] relief
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Some groups of letters have been damaged. In bʿls¹m{n} it is just possible to see a n under the long scratch which covers it.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Remains
location 5

  • [RWQ] Al-Rūsān [Al-Rousan, Rousan], M.M. Nuqūš ṣafawīyah min wādī qiṣṣāb bi-ʾl-urdun. Dirāsah maydānīyah taḥlīlīyah muqāranah. Unpublished doctoral thesis King Saʿūd University, Riyadh. 2004.
Site
Wādī Salmā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Camping, Curse, Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Pasturing, Weather
Old OCIANA ID
#0032209
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'RWQ 281.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/28320. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.