WH 999

Text Information

Siglum
WH 999
Transliteration
l mnʿt bn mrʾ bn mnʿt w wgd ʾṯr ʿm -h f w{l}{g} w qbwln f h lt ġyrt m- mrġm w rʿy h- s¹---- f h lt s¹lm
OCIANA
Translation
By Mnʿt son of Mrʾ son of Mnʿt and he found the inscription of his grandfather, and felt pain and ... (?). So, O Lt, [grant] provisions from a place of dust and sand. He pastured ha-S¹...so, O lt [grant] security.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

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 12, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0011798
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OCIANA,. 'WH 999.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/30240. Accessed: 30 Sep, 2025.