NSR 65

Siglum: NSR 65
Transliteration: l ḫlṣ bn mġyr bn ḥwt bn s²h{r} w [ ] wḥd w ṣwy f h lt w ds²r {s¹}lm w s²kr
Translation: By Ḫlṣ son of Mġyr son of ḥwt son of {s²hr} and [ ] he was alone and built a cairn and so O Lt and Ds²r {[grant] security} w s²kr

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: NSR: s²hr for s²h{r}; s¹lm for {s¹}lm. H unp.: possibly fḫ for s²hr; there is a gap between w which is a doubtful reading and wḥd.
Commentary: The arms of the {r} of the fourth name are joined at an acute angle and the letter is written on the edge of the rock. The stone is broken between the second w and the w of wḥd. If the break was there when the text was inscribed then the inscriber continued on another edge rather than turning towards the centre of the rock which he could have done. If the break has occurred subsequently there are several letters missing between w and wḥd.

Abdallah, Y.M. Al-nuqūsh al-ṣafawiyya fī maǧmūʿat ǧāmiʿat al-riyāḍ ʿām 1966. M.A.Thesis, American University of Beirut, 1970. [Unpublished]. 1970.