Kawar 1

Text Information

Siglum
Kawar 1
Transliteration
l s¹mm bn ʾtwʾ w bny h- nfs¹t
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Translation
By S¹mm son of ʾtwʾ and he constructed the funerary monument
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A Safaitic inscription in the collection of Widad Kawar. The second name is unattested but seems clear. It could possibly be ʾḫwʾ (also unattested) but the second letter is much more a t than a ḫ. This seems to be the first record of someone making a nfs¹t. All the other occurrences of the word are in the context l N h- nfs¹t.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled ?
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Kawar collection
Subjects
Building, Funerary, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017852
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA