Compared forms
- Hebrewrōtemrōtem ‘broom’ (1 Kgs 19:4); Ritmâ, a wilderness encampment (Num 33:18)
- ArabianPN rtm, ‘ratam, broom (plant)’ (Harding 1971, 269)
Attestations1 cited
- HT 115a*47-NU-RA-JA I GRA+BOSm RI-TA-MApersonal name, 'broom (bush)'
Commentary
HT 115a .1–2 RỊ-TẠ-MẠ, all three signs underdotted in both copies, then NU-WI 2; the copie tabulaire joins RỊ-TẠ-MẠ-NU-WI, GORILA’s note on .2 allows the divider (GORILA I 189). A person, as TI-NU-JA · NU-WI on HT 115b. rit-mā, TA’s vowel echoing MA: Ritmâ, where Israel encamped (Num 33:18), beside NU-WI ‘steppe-dweller’. Rival: Arabian rtm rathîm ‘broken-nosed’ (Harding 1971, 270), which needs TA for ṯ. One witness.
On the 3D inscriptions
Not written on any of the 82 inscriptions modelled so far.