WH 24

Siglum
WH 24
Transliteration
l ʿty bn wqs¹ bn s¹lm w mlḥ f h lt s¹lm w ġnyt w mḥlt l- ḏ yʿwr
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Translation
By ʿty son of Wqs¹ son of S¹lm and he traded in salt and so O Lt [grant] security and abundance but dearth to him who scratches out
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 24: Translation of mḥlt as "misfortune"

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Coil (edge to centre)

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
#0010768
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