SNKA 1

Text Information

Siglum
SNKA 1
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn ms¹k ḏ- ʾl ʿmrt w ḥll s¹nt mt ḥrṯt h- mlk
Z. Al-Salameen (2011)
Translation
By ʿqrb son of Ms¹k of the lineage of ʿmrt and he camped the year Ḥrṯt the King died.
Z. Al-Salameen (2011)
Language and Script
Mixed Safaitic/Hismaic

Interpretation

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Zeyad al-Salameen

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
7 lines

  • [SNKA] al-Salamīn [Al-Salameen], Z. A new Ancient North Arabian inscription with a reference to the Nabataean king Aretas. Arabian archaeology and epigraphy 22, 2011: 215-218.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Camping, Date (s¹nt), Genealogy, Lineage (ancestor), Outside peoples
Old OCIANA ID
#0032567
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Updated 20 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

, 'SNKA 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 20 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/40650. Accessed: 01 Apr, 2026.