Sigla: SHI 22; Ja 1052; Altheim & Stiehl 1969: 27–30; Beeston 1979; Jamme 1985  Script: Hasaitic

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Transliteration
1: bḏlt/bn/nylt/ʾ–
2: fkl/yġs²/w ṣd–
3: {q} -h/s²/{ʾ}d----ʾ/ḫ–
4: ----s¹ -h/w yd -h/wdʾ–
5: [b]

Translation
1: Bḏlt son of Nylt priest
2: of Yġs² and he faithfully
3: rendered him s² {ʾ}d----ʾ his ḫ–
4: ----s¹ and his hand {Wdʾ–
5: b}

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT
Line. 3. Jamme followed by Altheim and Stiehl and Beeston: mʾdb for s² {ʾ}d----ʾ.

TRANSLATION
Lines 2–3. ṣd{q}h, Jamme: personal name; Sima: 'he sent to him'.
Line 3. s² {ʾ}d----ʾ, Sima: five (?).
Line 4. wydh, Jamme followed by Altheim and Stiehl: personal name; w yd -h w dʾ[b], Beeston: 'his handiwork'.

Subjects
Genealogy Religion

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Eastern Province
Site: Thāǧ
Latitude: 26.8753
Longitude: 48.71751
Present Location: Unknown

References:
Altheim, F. & Stiehl, R. Die Araber in der Alten Welt. (5 volumes). Berlin: de Gruyter, 1964-1969. Volume: V/2 Pages: 27–30 Plates: 6

Beeston, A.F.L. The Hasaean Tombstone J 1052. Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia University 11, 1979: 17-18.

Gazdar, M.S., Potts, D.T., Livingstone, A. Excavations at Thaj. Atlal 8, 1984: 55-108, pl. 60-90. Plates: 88A

[Ja] Jamme, A. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington, DC: [privately produced], 1985. Pages: 97–101

[Ja] Jamme, A. Sabaean and Ḥasaean Inscriptions from Saudi Arabia. (Studi semitici, 23). Rome: Università di Roma, Istituto di Studi del Vicino Oriente, 1966. Pages: 76–77 Plates: XVII

[SHI] Sima, A. Die hasaitischen Inschriften. Pages 167-200 in N. Nebes (ed.), Neue Beiträge zur Semitistik. Erstes Arbeitstreffen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Semitistik in der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft vom 11. bis 13. September 2000 an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 5). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2002. Pages: 179–180

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