ZF 11

Text Information

Siglum
ZF 11
Transliteration
l ʾs¹lm bn rq{d}{l}t h- bkrt
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Translation
By ʾs¹lm son of {Rqdlt} is the young she-camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The text is written round three sides of a drawing of a camel.The second name is very odd if the reading is correct. The root RQD in Classical Arabic means ʿto sleepʾ or ʿto be raggedʾ neither very suitable for a theophoric name. The first two letters are certain (cf. the minimal circle on the q in ZF 13) but the loop of the d is more lightly incised than the rest of the letter. The l has become joined to the rear foot of the camel. The d-l could represent s¹ or even ḍ but the roots RQS and RQḌ do not seem to exist.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017818
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024