WH 25

Siglum
WH 25
Transliteration
l zky bn mṭr w gls¹ mn ks¹
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Translation
By Zky son of Mṭr and he halted briefly because [his camel] was lame (?)
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 25: mnks¹ “he sat dejected”
Commentary
ks cf. Ar kaws maṣdar of kāsa = walking upon three legs, being hamstrung, or raisng one of its legs and hopping on the other three (Lane 2638). [MCAM]

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Copy only
Direction of Script
Horizontal line left to 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
#0010769
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA