KhNSJ 2

Siglum: KhNSJ 2
Transliteration: l ḥnr bn s¹l{y} ḏ- ʾl ʿmrt w qyẓ mʿ rḍwt b- hq{y}t fnyt {w} nẓr f h lt s¹lm
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Translation: By Ḥrn son of {s¹ly} of the lineage of ʿmrt and spent the dry season with Rḍwt at Hqyt Fnyt and he was on watch and so O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: KhnSJ: s¹qyt for b- hqyt
Commentary: Pace the ed. pr. the script style is the same throughout the text and none of it resembles Hismaic (Thamudic E) except for the ḍ sign which however is not uncommon in Safaitic especially in this name and in inscriptions by members of the ʾl ʿmrt. The author has played with the letters of the text placing one within the other at almost every opportunity regardless of word division (e.g. ẓ mʿ ẓr f). The y of s¹ly appears to be joined to the l. The last letter in the second line cannot be s¹ (as in the ed. pr.) compare the s¹ of s¹ly and s¹lm but must be h. Fnyt is known as a watering place near the border of the ḥarrah and the ḥamād (see BES17 1738, BES18 2, SHSP 1, AbaNS 92).

Name Distinguished: Chiselled/incised
Special Features: Letter enboxing
Special Letter Forms: ḍ is concentric circles; {y} of s¹ly seems to end with a right angle to right to join l.
Technique: Chiselled & incised
Direction of Script: Boustrophedon

Associated Remains

Cairn

Associated Inscriptions

[KhNSJ] Al-Khraysheh, F.H. New Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. Syria 72, 1995: 401-414.

Site: A cairn c. 4 km north of the Baghdad road & 2 km south-east of the al-Ġuṣayn wells, Jordan

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA