FTH 6

Text Information

Siglum
FTH 6
Transliteration
l tm bn q{.}ḏ w ts²wq ʾl-ʾhl -h w rʿy f bʿd w ḏkrt lt ġṯ
Jérôme Norris (OCIANA)
Translation
By Tm son of Q{.}ḏ and he longed for his family because he was pasturing and was far away, so may Lt be mindful of Ġṯ
Jérôme Norris (OCIANA)
Language and Script
Hismaic 2

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Fujii and Tokunaga 2007: l tm bn qf ḏ wtl w qʾl ʾylh w rʿy f bʿd w ḏkrt lt ġṯ, translation: 'By Tm son of Qf of [the clan/tribe] Wtl; and he took his mountain-goat and pastured and went far away; and may Lt remember Ġṯ.

Editio Princeps
Fujii and Tokunaga 2007
Field Collector
S. Fujii and R. Tokunaga

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [FTH] Fujii, S. & Tokunaga, R. A Brief Report on Hismaic Inscriptions from Ruʾūs Abū Ṭulayḥah in the Jafr Basin, Southern Jordan. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 51, 2007: 361-372.
Site
Ruʾūs Abū Ṭulayḥah, Maʿān Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2001-2002
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Pasturing, Religion, Yearning
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(OCIANA), Jérôme Norris. 'FTH 6.' OCIANA. 08 Jun, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44216. Accessed: 08 Jul, 2025.