JaS 2

Siglum
JaS 2
Alternative Sigla
SAMAS 9.83
Transliteration
l klb bn ntn bn frḫ w ʾtm ʿl- ḫr ḏ- ʾl bs¹ʾ
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Translation
By Klb son of Ntn son of Frḫ and ʾtm Ḫr of the lineage of Bs¹ʾ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
JaS: for ʾtm ʿl ḫr "and he came together with ḫr of the clan of bhʾ". BES p. 737: nt[n] for ntn; for ʾtm ʿl ḫr ḏ- ʾl bsʾ "and he stopped at the tomb of the clan of Bsʾ". CSNS [1] p. 156 n. 42: for ʾtm ʿl "to finish off". WANA 239: for ʾtm ʿl ḫr "he mourned for ḫr". H unp.: for ʾtm ʿl ḫr "he dwelt in prosperity"; ḏ-ʾl refers to the writer. SAMAS 4: frḥ for frẖ; ḥr for ẖr; bhʾ for bs¹ʾ
Commentary
No satisfatory explanation for ʾtm ʿl ḫr has yet been suggested.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Coil (edge)

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [CSNS] Clark, V.A. A Study of New Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Melbourne. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1979 [1983].
  • [HCH] Harding, G.L. The Cairn of Haniʾ. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 2, 1953: 8-56, pls 1-7.
Site
Km 612, 32 km west of Badanah, Jordan
Current Location
Unknown
Subjects
Genealogy, Query (subject uncertain)
Old OCIANA ID
#0002825
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OCIANA. 'JaS 2.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/12885. Accessed: 08 Jun, 2025.