WH 2149

Siglum: WH 2149
Transliteration: l wrd bn qdmt bn kʿmh w rʿy h- ḍlʿ nqwy {ḫ}bb {k}{s¹}{l}{ʿ}{q}{r}{ʿ}
Translation: By Wrd son of Qdmt son of Kʿmh and he grazed on the isolated rugged mountain nqwy which had become tall like salaʿ

Interpretation

Commentary: The end of the text is very faint on the photo. According to Musil (1928: 684) ẓelʿ (< ḍlʿ) is "an isolated rugged mountain", see also Groom 1983: 77.

Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Musil, A. The Manners and Customs of the Rwala Bedouins. (Oriental Explorations and Studies, 6). New York: American Geographical Society, 1928.
Groom, N. A Dictionary of Arabic Topography and Placenames. A Transliterated Arabic-English Dictionary with an Arabic Glossary of Topographical Words and Placenames. London: Longman / Beirut: Librairie du Liban, 1983.