HSD 1

Text Information

Siglum
HSD 1
Transliteration
l s¹krn bn ḥmy bn s¹krn ḏ- ʾl qs²m w ḫrṣ f h s²ʿhqm w ds²r s¹lm m- ḏ ḫrṣ
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Translation
By S¹krn son of Ḥmy son of S¹krn of the lineage of Qs²m and he kept watch and so O S²ʿhqm and Ds²r [grant] security on behalf whoever keeps watch
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
On the drawing see Al-Manaser 2018: 84.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
A woman with an elaborate hairdo, a man on a horse, another woman with a lyre on a donkey or mule, a hound
Associated Inscriptions

  • Al-Manāsīr [Al-Manaser], A.Y.Kh. Traditional music or religious ritual? Ancient rock art illuminated by Bedouin custom. Pages 81–95 in L. Nehmé & A.Al-Jallad (eds), To the Madbar and back again. Studies in the languages, archaeology, and cultures of Arabia dedicated to Michael C. A. Macdonald. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 92). Leiden: Brill, 2018.
  • [HSD] Harding, G.L. A Safaitic Drawing and Text. Levant 1, 1969: 68-72, pl. 19.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Uncertain
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Lineage, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0026015
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA