AAHY 1

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Siglum
AAHY 1
Alternative Sigla
BES15 1266
Transliteration
l whblh bn s¹kr bn khl ḏ- yl qmr w rʿy h- ḍʾn s¹nt ḥrb yhd w wgm ʿl- ʾb -h w ʿl- ʾḫ -h w ʿl- bn dd -h trḥ w bʾs¹ m ẓll f h lt s¹lm w ġnmt
OCIANA
Translation
By Whblh son of S¹kr son of Khl of the tribe of Qmr and he pastured the sheep [in] the year of the war of the Yhd and he grieved for his father and for his brother and for [the] son of his paternal uncle who had died and despair for those who remain alive. So, O Lt [grant] security and booty
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary

The text is carved in the unusual "rocking blade" technique which produces a zig-zag line, which can be seen when the photographs are closely examined.

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
AAHY
Field Collector
BES15 Team

Special Letter Forms
While the s¹ is a normal pointed form in most of the inscription, in s¹nt it is a rectangle, like a Dadanitic b.
Technique
Rocking-blade
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
7 vertical lines joined by a horizontal line across the middle.

  • [AAHY] Al-Manāsīr [Al-Manaser], A.Y.Kh. ḥ r b y h d fī ʾl-nuqūš al-ʿarabiyyah al-šamāliyyah al-qadīmah (al-ṣafāwiyyah). Al-majallah al-urduniyyah li-l-taʾrīḫ wa-ʾl-āṯār 8:1, 2014: 1-13.
Site
Wādī al-Liḥfī, Jordan
Date Found
14/04/2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage, Pasturing, Domestic animals, Date (s¹nt), Outside peoples, Warfare, Grieving, Relatives, Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0033665
Updated 07 May, 2026 by Michael Macdonald

Cite this Site

Michael C.A. Macdonald and OCIANA, 'AAHY 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 07 May, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23311. Accessed: 21 May, 2026.