KhU 72

Text Information

Siglum
KhU 72
Transliteration
l fn bn ḫbṯ bn ʿlhm bn ḫld bn ql
OCIANA
Translation
By Fn son of Ḫbṯ son of ʿlhm son of Ḫld son of Ql
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A son of the author of KhU 35 a brother of the author of KhU 20-21 and probably a nephew of the author of KhU 74. The inscription is enclosed in a cartouche from which four groups of seven lines project. The cartouche has been chiselled and the lines are scratched. Traces of another text can be seen on an adjoining face.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
28 lines on cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
illegible
Site
Ḫirbat al-Umbāshī, Syria
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010006
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KhU 72.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/12832. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2025.