WH 16

Text Information

Siglum
WH 16
Transliteration
l s¹ʿd bn ghm bn mlk w wgm ʿl- ʾbgr ḏ- ʾl ḍf mt s¹nt ngy whbʾl hdy
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Translation
By S¹ʿd son of Ghm son of Mlk and he grieved for ʾbgr of the lineage of Ḍf [who] died the year Whbʾl was appointed commander
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 16: translation of ngy whbʾl hdy "Whbʾl rescued Hdy".
Commentary
See the commentary to WH 15.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Site
WH Cairn 1, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010760
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA