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AAWHA 103

Siglum
AAWHA 103
Transliteration
l bdḥ bn ʿlg w ʾs¹fr ḥrn w ʿrk l- -h
Translation
By Bdḥ son of ʿlg and he set off for the Ḥawrān and he was strong enough to do it

Interpretation

Commentary
In Arabic the verb ʿarika means "he was or became strong" (Lane 2023b), l-h presumably refers to the journey.

  • Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
  • 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, Movement, Place-name
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057678
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