Is.Extra 1

Siglum: Is.Extra 1
Transliteration: l ḥnnʾl bn ʾws¹ʾl bn kbs² w ḥṭb mn ḍlt
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Translation: By Ḥnnʾl son of ʾws¹ʾl son of Kbs¹. And he collected firewood from a ḍāl tree
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: Inscription and drawing found when planning the site in October 2003. It is c. 10m west of point 1 from which the north line was drawn. Kbs² does not seem to have been found before. The k is peculiar but it is difficult to see what else it can be. Ḥṭb is also new (compare Lane 593a-b) as is ḍlt which would seem to be the nomen unitatis of ḍāl which is said to be either a wild sidr tree or a tree growing on the borders of Yemen with a very pungent smell (see Lane 1816c). If it was the latter, the smell might be the factor which made the act remarkable enough to record.

[Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.

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