AWS 169

Siglum
AWS 169
Transliteration
l z k h ʿ w ṭ ḍ ṣ ẓ m b n ḏ g f s² ġ ʾ m ḫ r q d t s¹ ṯ ḥ
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Translation
L Z K H ʿ W Ṭ Ḍ Ṣ Ẓ M B N Ḏ G F S² Ġ ʾ M Ḫ R Q D T S¹ Ṯ Ḥ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary

If this is indeed the Safaitic alphabet as the original editor supposed the way the letters after ḏ are distributed on the rock is extremely haphazard at least on the copy and the order in which the original editor placed them seems to have no particular justification. We shall have to hope that the photographs will one day become available.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Remains
Cairn 1

  • [AWS] ʿAlūlū [Alulu], Ġ.M.Y. Dirāsat nuqūš ṣafawiyyah ǧadīdah min wādī al-sūʿ ǧanūb sūriyyah. Unpublished M.A. thesis, Yarmouk University. 1996.
Site
Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
ABC
Old OCIANA ID
#0030842
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