NSR 90

Siglum: NSR 90
Transliteration: l ḥ{z}mt bn r{w}ṯ bn bgrt bn grm bn {ʾ}{m}n w dṯʾ
Translation: By {Ḥzmt} son of {Rwṯ} son of Bgrt son of Grm son of {ʾmn} and he spent the season of the later rains

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: NSR: l ḥzmt bn rwṯ bn bgrt bn grm bn tmn w dṯʾ. H unp.: ḥ{z}mt for ḥzmt; possibly rgʾ for rwṯ; ʾmn or ḫmn for tmn.
Commentary: The second letter of the first name is damaged by abrasions but is possible to see traces of a vertical stroke and a cross-bar at the top suggesting the letter should be read as z. It is difficult to be certain as to whether the circle of the second letter of the second name has a line across it or a dot in the middle. If the latter is the case then the letter should be read as either a ʿ or ḍ [REF]. The first letter of the fifth name does not have a central line between the two forks and it is possible that H is correct in reading the letter as ḫ. It is possible the second letter of the same name should be read as a f as the spine which would form a m is covered by a subsequent hammer mark and might be extraneous to the reading of the letter.

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 [Unpublished]. 1970.