WTay 13

Text Information

Siglum
WTay 13
Alternative Sigla
Kootstra 2016: 112
Transliteration
[sign] yʿzrl b ḥgg ---- b ḍr nbyt
OCIANA
Translation
[sign] Yʿzrl son of Ḥgg [was on guard for Ṣlm] in the war against Nbyt
OCIANA
Language and Script
Taymanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TRANSLATION b ḍr, Kootstra: 'in the trouble'.
Commentary
The text is written boustrophedon starting from right-to-left.

  • Kootstra, F. The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification. Arabian Epigraphic Notes 2, 2016: 67–140
  • [W.Dad] 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 100–101 Plate 19, 21
Site
Ǧabal Ġunaym, near to Taymāʾ, Tabūk Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Outside peoples, Religion, Warfare, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0040342
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024