WTay 04

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: TEXT van den Branden (from right to left): s²mt b- ḍrm; Winnett & Reed: s²rṣ rather than s³rṣ. DISCUSSION Winnett 1980:136. Macdonald 1991 (esp. pags 18–20) on s³.
Commentary: The reading is from left-to-right.

Associated Signs: Large Ancient South Arabian b with dot in it with Tay l to right, above and below text.

Winnett, F.V. & Reed, W.L. Ancient Records from North Arabia. with contributions by J.T. Milik and J. Starcky. (Near and Middle East Series, 6). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970. pp 96 Plate 18, 21
Winnett, F.V. A Reconsideration of Some Inscriptions from the Tayma Area. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 10, 1980: 133-140.
Macdonald, M.C.A. HU 501 and the Use of s³ in Taymanite. Journal of Semitic Studies 36, 1991: 11-35, pl. 1.
Van den Branden, A. Les textes thamoudéens de Philby. (2 volumes). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 39 and 41). Louvain: Institut orientaliste, 1956.