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WTay 14

Text Information

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

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.

  • 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
  • Winnett, F.V. A Reconsideration of Some Inscriptions from the Tayma Area. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 10, 1980: 133-140.
  • Van den Branden, A. Les textes thamoudéens de Philby. (2 volumes). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 39 and 41). Louvain: Institut orientaliste, 1956.
  • Kootstra, F. The Language of the Taymanitic Inscriptions and its Classification. Arabian Epigraphic Notes 2, 2016: 67–140
Site
Ǧabal Ġunaym, near to Taymāʾ, Tabūk Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Religion, Watch (keeping)
Script
Taymanitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0040343
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