AAWHA 54

Siglum
AAWHA 54
Transliteration
l ḫlṣ bn nʿmn w qṣf ʿl- ḥbb ʾḏ ḏkr -h ḫbṯ ʾmr -h f ʾmr ṣdq l- m qṣf
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By Ḫlṣ son of Nʿmn and he grieved for a beloved; when he remembered him, his condition deteriorated so may the one who grieves be in sound condition
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

This is an atypical grieving text, expressing the author's sadness for his beloved with an unformulaic statement.

ʾḏ: The temporal conditional /ʾiḏā/.

ḫbṯ: A verb meaning 'to ruin', but here we should understand it was a passive.

ʾmr: Compare with Classical Arabic ʾamrun 'an affair, condition.'

 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Ali Al-Manaser

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Coiling

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
Genealogy, Grieving, Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0057628
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Updated 31 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'AAWHA 54,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 31 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/26712. Accessed: 11 May, 2026.