SIJ 550

Siglum
SIJ 550
Transliteration
l ḥrn bn mt{r}k
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Translation
By Ḥrn son of {Mtrk}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
SIJ 550: l ḥbn bn tl(b). JSafN p. 69 note 89: l ḥrn bn mtlk.
Commentary
The m has been decorated. The penultimate letter has a pronounced hook at one end and is more likely to represent a badly coped r (cf the third letter) than a l (cf. the lām auctoris).

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Ǧāwā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017243
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OCIANA, 'SIJ 550,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/12207. Accessed: 07 Mar, 2026.