ThNIS 16
ThNIS 16-19, facsimile
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 9
By kind permission of Solaiman al-Theeb
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 9
By kind permission of Solaiman al-Theeb
- ThNIS 16-19, facsimile
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 9
By kind permission of Solaiman al-Theeb - ThNIS 16-19
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 9
By kind permission of Badr al-Faqayr - ThNIS 16-19 colour
By kind permission of Badr al-Faqayr
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Aramaic » Middle Aramaic » Nabataean |
| Alphabet | Aramaic |
| Script typology | Graffito |
TEXT
1 dkyr khylw w-ʿbdḥrtt
2 ʾḥw-hy bny dsy b-ṭb khylw
3 ktb
| 2 | S. al-Theeb reads dmy for dsy here as well as ThNIS 7 and 20, in this group of inscriptions, but in ThNIS 16, it is clear that the second letter is a s. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 May Khylw and ʿbdḥrtt 2 his brother the sons of Dsy 3 be safe in well-being. Khylw wrote. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | as-Sīj |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Northwest Arabia |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Theeb 2011: 359-360, no. 16, fig. 9 | al-Theeb, Solaiman Abdal-Rahman 2011. New Nabataean inscriptions from the site of al-Sīj in the region of al-‘Ulā, Saudi Arabia. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 41: 349-370. |