NTSB 1

Siglum
NTSB 1
Transliteration
l nʿmt w ts²wqt ʾl- ʿbdʾktb f h lt w ds²r s¹lm w qbll
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Translation
By Nʿmt and she yearned for ʿbdʾktb so O Lt and Ds²r [grant] security and a reunion with loved ones
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Naveh 1978: "the end w qr "and coolness" or possibly qr ll "rempart de la nuit ?" or qbll.

Voigt 1981: 180 n. 15: qbll at the end.

Commentary

The text is inscribed on a stone bowl. 

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
Naveh 1978

Special Letter Forms
n is a dot; s² 3 curves and zig-zag
Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Inscriptions

  • [NTSB] Naveh, J. Ancient North-Arabian Inscriptions on Three Stone Bowls. Eretz Israel 14, 1978: 179-182, pls ד–ו figs 1-3 [Hebrew section].
  • [VEA] Voigt, R.M. Einige altnordarabische Inschriften. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 97, 1981: 178-187, pl. 13-14.
Site
Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Current Location
A private collection in Jerusalem
Subjects
Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Deity, Yearning
Old OCIANA ID
#0010660
Updated 09 Oct, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Michael C.A. Macdonald, 'NTSB 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/36336. Accessed: 29 Oct, 2026.