ThSaf 39

Text Information

Siglum
ThSaf 39
Transliteration
l zbn bn {d}{l}bt w ḥll
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Translation
By Zbn son of {Dlbt} and he camped [here]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
ThNSSMAS: as ThNSM.II. ThNSM.II 4: l zbn bn ylbt
Commentary
The first two letters of the second name are written close to the edge of the rock and it seems likely that the line of the first might continue and the letter should be read as a d rather than a y. Similarly the second letter might be a l but part of the letter could be missing.

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
n's are dots
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving edge/curving

Associated Signs
7 dots

  • [ThSaf] Al-Ḏīyīb [Al-Theeb], S.A. Nuqūš ṣafawīyah min šamālī ʾl-mamlakat al-ʿarabīyat al-saʿūdīyah. Al-Jawf: Muʾasasah ʿAbd al-raḥmān al-Sudairī al-ḫairīyah, 2003.
Site
Saudi Arabia
Current Location
King Saud University Museum
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0018444
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA