HCH 195

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 195
Transliteration
l wrs¹ bn ʾglḥ bn ys¹lm bn ʾglḥ bn ʾs¹l [----]ʿh w nẓr h- s¹my [----]ṯt
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Translation
By Wrs¹ son of ʾglḥ son of Ys¹lm son of ʾglḥ son of ʾs¹l [----]ʿh and he waited for the rains [----]ṯt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: wbs¹ for wrs¹; for w nẓr h- s¹my "and he studied the sky". JSafN p. 73 n.99: wrs¹. H unpub.: w nẓr h s¹my "he looked for (or awaited) the rains.
Commentary
HCH's copy is printed back-to-front. Check MB 44.1: 8-16 when printed

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

  • [HCH] Harding, G.L. The Cairn of Haniʾ. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 2, 1953: 8-56, pls 1-7.
  • [JSaf.N] Jamme, A. Safaitic Notes (Commentary on JaS 44-176). [privately printed]. Washington, DC, 1970.
Site
S. of Aratain S. of HF/Safawi, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J (14173)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003048
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA