ASWS 119

Siglum
ASWS 119
Transliteration
l nbk bn s²ḥḥ w ʾhl h- gml ----
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Translation
By Nbk son of S²ḥḥ and Gemini appeared ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For ʾhl compare Arabic ahalla "to appear [of the new moon]" (Hava 832) and for gml as Gemini see Al-Jallad 2016: 93–94, 100.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Remains
Cairn 4

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Ancient Arabian Zodiac. The Constellations in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Part II. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27, 2016: 84–106.
  • [ASWS] ʿAwād [Awad], M. Dirāsat nuqūš ṣafawiyyah ǧadīdah min ǧanūb wādī sārah/ al-bādiyah al-ʾurdunniyyah aš-šamāliyyah. Unpublished MA thesis, Yarmouk University. 1999.
Site
The southern part of Wādī Sārah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1998
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0031674
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