WTay 29

Text Information

Siglum
WTay 29
Alternative Sigla
Ph 266.z (lines 1–2)
Transliteration
lm {ʾ}lnʿm b----
----{b}m{l}s¹ʿ
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Translation
By {ʾ}lnʿm son of ----
{----bmls¹ʿ}
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Language and Script
Taymanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Lines 1–2. van den Branden: ddḥs¹m b s¹lm ʿs¹l mw----; Winnett & Reed: lm {ʾ}lnʿm b---- r q{l}s¹ʿ for lm {ʾ}lnʿm b---- {b}m{l}s¹ʿ.
Commentary
The text is written boustrophedon starting from right-to-left in the lower line and then curve into the upper line.

  • [Ph] Van den Branden, A. Les textes thamoudéens de Philby. (2 volumes). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 39 and 41). Louvain: Institut orientaliste, 1956.
  • [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 104 Plate 20, 22
Site
Ǧabal Ġunaym, near to Taymāʾ, Tabūk Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0040362
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA