HCH 196

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 196
Transliteration
l ẓʿn bn ʿqrb bn {t}{r}b{n} w wgm ʿl- ḥnn w ʿl- tmlh w ʿl- ʾs¹{d} w ʿl- ṣm w ʿl- ṭʿʾl w [----]
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Translation
By Ẓʿn son of ʿqrb son of {Trbn} and he grieved for Ḥnn and for Tmlh and for ʾs¹{d} and for Ṣm and for Ṭʿʾl and [----]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: t---- for trbn; w ʿ[----] for w [----]. JSafN p. 79 n. 115: tlb for trbn; ḫmlh for tmlh; ʾs¹r for ʾs¹{d}; ṣnm for ṣm; ṭyfʾl for ṭʿʾl.
Commentary
HCH's copy is printed back-to-front. The magic sign of 7 lines is scratched on three sides of the text and in the middle and a collection of criss-crossing strokes is placed between the lines of the inscription.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Coil (edge)

Associated Signs
4 x 7 lines; and criss-crossing lines
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 (14179)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003049
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA