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NSR 77

Text Information

Siglum
NSR 77
Transliteration
l w---- bn ms¹{k} bn s²gʾ bn ḫlf w rʿy
Translation
By W---- son of {Ms¹k} son of S²gʾ son of Ḫlf and he pastured

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
NSR: ms¹y for ms¹{k}; fgʾ for s²gʾ and bny for rʿy. H unp.: The second name cannot possibly end in y; s²gʾ for fgʾ and rʿy for bny.
Commentary
Many of the letters of the text are covered by lichen. It is difficult to distinguish the lines of the third letter of the second name. A vertical stroke is visible and two horizontal strokes attached facing in the direction of the text and it is possible it is a k.

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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Technique
Chiselled

  • Abdallah, Y.M. Al-nuqūsh al-ṣafawiyya fī maǧmūʿat ǧāmiʿat al-riyāḍ ʿām 1966. M.A.Thesis, American University of Beirut, 1970. [Unpublished]. 1970.
Site
Al-ʿUwayṣī, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1966
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0010440
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