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BHII 1

Siglum
BHII 1
Transliteration
l ḥṣb h- nf[s¹][t]
Translation
By Ḥṣb is the grave stone

Interpretation

Commentary
Although the form normally found in Safaitic is nfs¹t , in HNJ it is clearly nfs¹. In all other cases known so far it is nfs¹t, supposing that the same object is being referred to.

Provenance
Tell Rimah
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr

Special Letter Forms
r arms curve back
Technique
Direct hammered

  • Bader, N. & Hayajneh, H. Inscriptions from the Irbid Area in Northwest Jordan. Zeitschrift des Deutscher Palästina-Vereins 125: 2, 2009: 171-178, pls 18-21.
Site
Wādī al-Murayqib, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0037868
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