AAWHA 49

Text Information

Siglum
AAWHA 49
Transliteration
l ʾs¹ḫr bn ḫlmt bn trml bn s¹ry bn s¹lm bn s¹fd bn rfʾt bn gml bn zdʾl bn ʾs²ll bn mḥl w ts²wq l- ʾnʿm bn ġnṯ m- ḥrn f h lh s¹lm m ḫlf w ḫrṣ s²n ġzz b- bql b- rʾy ʾʾly w wg[[]]m ʿl- ʿwdʾl f h lt w yṯʿ mḥl{t} w nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwr h- ḫṭṭ w ʿrf ʾṯr {ʾ}nʿm f ʾs¹y
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By ʾs¹ḫr son of Ḫlmt son of Trml son of S¹ry son of S¹lm son of S¹fd son of Rfʾt son of Gml son of Zdʾl son of ʾs²ll son of Mḥl and he longed for ʾnʿm son of Ġnṯ from the Ḥawrān so, O Lh, keep those who come after safe; and he kept watch for enemies raiding among herbage during the rising of Taurus and he {grieved} for ʿwdʾl so, O Lt and Yṯʿ, may he who would efface these carvings experience a dearth of pasture and (then) be thrown out of his grave; and he recognized the traces of {ʾnʿm} and grieved
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

h lh s¹lm m ḫlf:  This is a so-far unique formulation. The verb ḫlf in the present context likely refers to those who come after the present author, perhaps his descendants or simply those who come to this place at a later moment. 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Ali Al-Manaser

Technique
Painted
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions

  • [AAWHA] Inscriptions recorded by Ali Al-Manaser in a tributary of Wādī al-Ḫuḍarī in September 2022
Site
Wādī al-Ḫuḍarī area, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
15/09/2022
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Deity, Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Grieving, Place-name, Prayer, Yearning
Old OCIANA ID
#0057623
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Updated 16 Apr, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'AAWHA 49,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Apr, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/26707. Accessed: 16 Apr, 2026.