KhBG 24

Siglum
KhBG 24
Transliteration
l lḥy h- ṣwyn
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Translation
By Lḥy are this tow beasts cairns
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
KhBG 24: l lḥy h- ṣwyn "ṣwyn = jamæʿatu s-sibæʿ"
Commentary
The editor seems to be suggesting that ṣwyn should be translated from the Ar. ṣuwan which can mean a group of beasts or birds of prey. It is more likely that it is a dual form of ṣwy a "cairn".

Technique
Copy only
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
Cairn 1

  • [KhBG] Al-Khraysheh, F.H. Nuqūš ṣafawiyah min biyār al-ġuṣayn. (Mudawwanat al-nuqūš al-urduniyah, 1). Irbid: Ǧāmiʿat al-yarmūk, 2002.
Site
Wādī and Biyār al-Ġuṣayn, Jordan
Date Found
01.07.1990-24.07.1990
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017895
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA