WH 18

Text Information

Siglum
WH 18
Transliteration
l {m}ṣʿr bn ms¹k bn ġyrʾl w wgm ʿl- <ʾ>bgr s¹nt ngy bl dy
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Translation
By {Mṣʿr} son of Ms¹k son of Ġyrʾl and he grieved for {ʾbgr} the year {Whbʾl} was appointed {commander}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 18: gʿṣr...hbgr s¹nt ngy dbhl ʾdy; translation starting from s¹nt: "the year Whbʾl saved Hdy"
Commentary
The second letter looks like a g but cf. the m of wgm. The first letter of ʾbgr is carved as a h; whbʾl is written dbhl, and hdy is written ʾdy. See commentary of WH 15 on the translation of ngy hdy.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched & incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from right)

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
#0010762
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA