WH 1191

Siglum
WH 1191
Transliteration
l ʿm bn gyz bn yqmm [b][n] gr bn yṯʿ bn gr bn zmhr w bny ʾfs¹ w qyẓ
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Translation
By ʿm son of Gyz son of Yqmm son of Gr son of Yṯʿ son of Gr son of Zmhr and he built the [funerary monument] while he spent the summer.
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Both ms in the third name are absolutely clear on the photograph and unless it is a compound name yqm mgr (which is unlikely) the author seems to have omitted the bn. Yqmm is unattested but is presumably derived from the root qmm.

Editio Princeps
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  • [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 16, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012001
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA