Language | Aramaic » Middle Aramaic » Nabataean |
Alphabet | Aramaic |
Script typology | Graffito |
English | |
1 Hrs the horseman son of Ḥnynw, may he be safe. |
1 | S. al-Theeb suggests to interpret the first word as a form of the Egyptian divine name Ḥrw, but it is much simpler to consider that it is a masculine proper name, especially since otherwise the name of Ḥnynw's son would not be given. |
Link to object record |
Modern site | as-Sīj |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Northwest Arabia |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Link to site record |
al-Theeb 2011: 351, no. 2, fig. 2 | 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. |