Seal in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Siglum
Seal in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Alternative Sigla
Winnett 1937: 49-50, Cohen 1934: 51-54
Transliteration
s²gʾdd
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Translation
S²gʾdd
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Language and Script
Dispersed Oasis North Arabian

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Cohen: s²----dd for s²gʾdd; Sass: sgʾdd rather than s²gʾdd. DISCUSSION Bron 1985: 341.
Commentary
Grey chalcedony scaraboid, 18 x 15 x 10 mm. It belongs to the (late?) eighth–seventh centuries (Sass 1991: 51).

Editio Princeps
Winnett 1937: 49-50

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

  • Bron, F. Sur quelques sceaux à légendes sudarabiques et proto-arabes. Syria 62, 1985: 337-341.
  • Cohen, M. Documents sudarabiques. En autocopie, en dépôt chez Adrien-Maisonneuve. Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1934.
  • Macdonald, M.C.A. HU 501 and the Use of s³ in Taymanite. Journal of Semitic Studies 36, 1991: 11-35, pl. 1.
  • [Sass] Sass, B. Studia Alphabetica. On the Origin and Early History of the Northwest Semitic, South Semitic and Greek Alphabets. (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, 102). Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag / Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 1991.
  • [WTay] Winnett, F.V. A Study of the Liḥyanite and Thamudic Inscriptions. (University of Toronto Studies - Oriental Series, 3). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1937.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Cabinet des Médailles M 2803 (inv. 1406/8) (Sass 1991: 51)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0036500
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