MNM b 6

Siglum: MNM b 6
Alternative Sigla: King 1990: 641
Transliteration: l wtr bn tmlh bn wtr bn ms¹lm ḏ- ʾl mny w ḏkrt lt mḥrs¹ bn ḫlflh bn whbn w kll ʿs²r ṣdq w kll mn yqry wqʿ -n ḏh
Translation: By Wtr son of Tmlh son of Wtr son of Ms¹lm of the lineage of Mny; and may Lt remember Mḥrs¹ son of Ḫlflh son of Whbn; and every true kinsmen and all who read this inscriptions of ours

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: King (1990: 641) commented: "For this type of prayer see Ch.4.C.1".
Commentary: For a discussion of the meaning of the word wqʿ see MST p. 6, n. 26.

Provenance: At Khirbat al-madayniyyah, north-east of Al-Karak (Milik 1958-1959: 342).
Original Reading Credit: King 1990
Original Translation Credit: King 1990

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