WTay 14

Text Information

Siglum
WTay 14
Alternative Sigla
Kootstra 2016: 115, Ph 266.t (lines 2–3)
Transliteration
ṣmrfʾ b ḥgg nṣr {l-}ṣ{l}m
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Translation
Ṣmrfʾ son of Ḥgg kept watch {on behalf of Ṣlm}
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Language and Script
Taymanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT van den Branden: s¹ʿd b ḥmmḥ{b} rather than ṣmrfʾ b ḥgg nṣ. TRANSLATION nṣr {l-}ṣ{l}m, Winnett & Reed: '(he) gave assistance to Ṣlm'. DISCUSSION Winnett 1980: 133–134, on nṣr l- ṣlm.

  • Kootstra, F. The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification. Arabian Epigraphic Notes 2, 2016: 67–140
  • [Ph] Van den Branden, A. Les textes thamoudéens de Philby. (2 volumes). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 39 and 41). Louvain: Institut orientaliste, 1956.
  • Winnett, F.V. A Reconsideration of Some Inscriptions from the Tayma Area. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 10, 1980: 133-140.
  • [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 101 Plate 19
Site
Ǧabal Ġunaym, near to Taymāʾ, Tabūk Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Religion, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0040343
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OCIANA,. 'WTay 14.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/9727. Accessed: 05 Feb, 2026.