SNKA 1

Text Information

Siglum
SNKA 1
Transliteration
l ʿqgrb bn ms¹k ḏ- ʾl ʿmrt w ḥll s¹nt mt ḥrṯt h- mlk
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Translation
By ʿqrb son of Ms¹k of the lineage of ʿmrt and he camped the year Ḥrṯt the King died.
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A new Ancient North Arabian inscription with a reference to the Nabataean king Aretas Zeyad al-Salameen

Editio Princeps
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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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0032567
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'SNKA 1.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/40650. Accessed: 08 Jun, 2025.