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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WTay 42

Text Information

Siglum
WTay 42
Alternative Sigla
Kootstra 2016: 115
Transliteration
----ḥm n{ṣ}r l- ṣlm
Translation
----ḥm {kept watch} on behalf of Ṣlm

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TRANSLATION nṣr l- ṣlm, Winnett & Reed: '(he) gave assistance to Ṣlm'. DISCUSSION Winnett 1980: 133–134, for nṣr l- ṣlm.
Commentary
The first letter is damaged beyond recognition.

  • 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 107 Plate 20, 23
  • Winnett, F.V. A Reconsideration of Some Inscriptions from the Tayma Area. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 10, 1980: 133-140.
  • 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, Religion, Watch (keeping)
Script
Taymanitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0040376
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