ThNIS 5
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 dkyr tymw br rwfs
2 w-ḥyw br nʿrt b-ṭb
3 w-šlm l-ʿlm
| 3 | S. al-Theeb reads an ʾ at the end of ʿlm (ʿlmʾ) but this X sign is not a letter. It is a symbol which is sometimes found either before or at the end of texts, as in Ar 129. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 May Tymw son of Rwfs 2 and Ḥyw son of Nʿrt be remembered in well-being 3 and may they be safe for ever. |
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: 353, no. 5, 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. |