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KhS 5

Text Information

Siglum
KhS 5
Transliteration
l s¹lm bn ḥg bn ṭhm bn hms¹k ʾ- dmt
Translation
By S¹lm son of Ḥg son of Ṭhm son of Hms¹k are the drawings

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
KhMNS: ʾdmt for ʾ- dmt; translation of ʾdmt "(this) gazelle" ([hāḏihi] 'l-ġazāl)
Commentary
KhS connects ʾdmt to Arabic ʾadmāʾ, pl ʾadam "a type of gazelle characterized by a long neck and beautiful eyes". It is so far unattested in Safaitic, so it might be better to regard this as the plural dmt of dmyt preceded by the ʾ- definite article (Al-Jallad). image not available

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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Technique
Scratched

Associated Drawings
Horseman brandishing a sword in pursuit of a gazelle
Associated Inscriptions

  • Al-Khraysheh, F. Al-ṣayd ʿind al-ʿarab al-ṣafāʾiyīn qabl al-islām. Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings 1, 2007: 9-28.
Site
Wādī Sārah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0030277
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