WTay 22

Siglum
WTay 22
Alternative Sigla
Kootstra 2016: 85
Transliteration
----lm b- ḍrr ddn
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Translation
----lm in the war against Ddn
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Language and Script
Taymanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Winnett & Reed: [ṣ]lm at the beginning of this text. TRANSLATION b- ḍrr ddn, Kootstra: 'in the wars of Dadan/by waging war against Dadan'.
Commentary
Carved diagonally rather than horizontally. Note ḍrr is written with the double consonants, contrary to the usually writing with one. The same in HE 39.

  • 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 103 Plate 19, 22
Site
Ǧabal Ġunaym, near to Taymāʾ, Tabūk Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Place-name, Warfare
Old OCIANA ID
#0040353
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA