SIT 20

Text Information

Siglum
SIT 20
Transliteration
l ḍbʿ bn s¹wʾ{ʿ}
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Translation
By Ḍbʿ son of {s¹wʾʿ}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIT: s¹wʾʿ for s¹wʾ{ʿ}. CEDS 615:
Commentary
The dot at the end seems to have a different texture to the other letters of the text and might be extraneous. There is a cartouche surrounding the inscription.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled & incised
Direction of Script
L-R/R-L

Associated Signs
7 lines

  • [SIT] Harding, G.L. Safaitic Inscriptions from Tapline in Jordan. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 17, 1972: 5-14 and 2 unnumbered plates.
Site
At Km. 959 of the ARAMCO Tapline, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Unknown
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010573
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA