ThSaf 51

Text Information

Siglum
ThSaf 51
Transliteration
l lʿṯm bn bgt {b}{n} s¹----q
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Translation
By Lʿṯm son of Bgt {son of} S¹----q
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
ThNSSMAS: l ʿḍm bn rṯh; p. 111: l ʿn h- {g}{m}{l} written near the inscription. ThNSM.III 3.1: l ʿḍm bn rṯh; comm. p. 267 n. 33: maybe read as Thamudic "l s¹ʿṯm bn bgt"; p. 267 n. 34: l ʿn h- {g}{m}{l} written near the inscription.
Commentary
It seems most likely that this inscription should be read as Hismaic accordingly the grid sign is read as a ṯ and the line with loops at either end is read as a g. The second bn is doubtful as the b is very small and the n carelessly inscribed. The s¹ and q are much larger than the other letters of the text and there is rather a large space in between them. Both the editions mention further letters near the inscription but these are difficult to read from the photograph see ThSaf 51.1

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
ṯ grid; g line with two loops; n's are dots
Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0018455
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA