RVP 7

Siglum
RVP 7
Transliteration
l ʿzhm bn nbs² w ġzz b- rḥbt wrḫn
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Translation
By ʿzhm son of Nbs² and he raided in the Ruḥbah for two months
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
RVP: ngs² for nbs² Jamme 1971: 29: l ʿlhm bn rbs² w ġzz b- rḥbt wrḫn "By ʿlhm son of Rbs². And he has selected the spacious area of wrḫn for himself" (see also JMAA II p. 142) for l ʿzhm bn nbs² w ġzz b- rḥbt wrḫn
Commentary
It is clear that the first letter of the second name must be a n rather than r. See the examples of r in rḥbt and wrḫn.

Editio Princeps
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  • [JMAA II] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1971.
  • [JVR] Jamme, A. The Grammatical Usage of the Safaitic Verb rʿy, to pasture. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli 31 [N.S. 21], 1971: 21-40.
  • [RVP] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques de Transjordanie. Vivre et penser 1, 1941: 255-259, pls 2-6.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J (18)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003153
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