WH 792

Siglum
WH 792
Transliteration
l ʾs¹ bn s²ḥl bn tm bn mfny bn nʿmn bn whb bn s¹b bn ʿḏrʾl bn ġḍḍ[t] bn ʾnḍt w ḥll h- dr
OCIANA
Translation
By ʾs¹ son of S²ḥl son of Tm son of Mfny son of Nʿmn son of Whb son of S¹b son of ʿḏrʾl son of {Ġḍḍt} son of ʾnḍt and he camped here
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
We know from other examples of this genealogy that the penultimate name should be ġḍḍt and so have restored the t here.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [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 11, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0011580
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