WH 22

Siglum
WH 22
Transliteration
l ʾbġḍ bn mʿn w bʾs¹ nm
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Translation
By ʾbġḍ son of Mʿn and he suffered while sleeping
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 22: translation of nm as "lice", in connection with Arabic namʾ, lice.
Commentary
The penultimate letter is clearly n on the photograph despite a small circular abrasion at one end. [MCAM] WH's interpretation of nm is unconvincing, as there is no evidence for the general loss of the glottal stop in Safaitic. Instead, it might be better to interpret it as an adverbial accusative of the root nwm, "to sleep, rest, die," probably *baʾis¹a nawm.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

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
#0010766
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA