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WTay 15

Text Information

Siglum
WTay 15
Alternative Sigla
Ph 266.ac; Kootstra 2016: 114
Transliteration
nṣr l- ṣlm ʿrm b fs¹ḥ b- ḍr nbyt
Translation
Kept watch on behalf of Ṣlm, ʿrm son of Fs¹ḥ, in the war of Nbyt

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT van den Branden: {n}ṣr lʾt ʿrw bys¹ ḥb ḍr nbyt rather than nṣr l- ṣlm ʿrm b fs¹ḥ b- ḍr nbyt. TRANSLATION nṣr l- ṣlm, Winnett & Reed: '(he) gave assistance to Ṣlm'. DISCUSSION Winnett 1980: 133–134, on nṣr l- ṣlm.
Commentary
The genealogy lies in the middle of the narrative section.

  • Winnett, F.V. A Reconsideration of Some Inscriptions from the Tayma Area. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 10, 1980: 133-140.
  • Winnett, F.V. A Study of the Liḥyanite and Thamudic Inscriptions. (University of Toronto Studies - Oriental Series, 3). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1937.
  • 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, Outside peoples, Religion, Warfare, Watch (keeping)
Script
Taymanitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0040344
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