ThNIS 2
ThNIS 1-5
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 2
By kind permission of Badr al-Faqayr
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 2
By kind permission of Badr al-Faqayr
- ThNIS 1-5
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 2
By kind permission of Badr al-Faqayr - ThNIS 1-5
al-Theeb 2011: fig. 2
By kind permission of Solaiman al-Theeb - ThNIS 1-5 colour
By kind permission of Badr al-Faqayr
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Aramaic » Middle Aramaic » Nabataean |
| Alphabet | Aramaic |
| Script typology | Graffito |
TEXT
1 hrs pršʾ br ḥnynw šlm
TRANSLATIONS
| 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. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
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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: 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. |