WH 1218
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 1218
- Transliteration
- l ʿml bn ʾs¹ bn {h}bt bn bngdy bn ḫrʿt bn {h}f bn ḥrt bn dmṯr bn mnʾl bn ḫbb bn ---- w h rḍy ġnmt m- s²nʾ
- Translation
- By ʿml son of ʾs¹ son of Hbt son of Bngdy son of Ḫrʿt son of Hf son of Ḥrt son of Dmṯr son of Mnʾl son of Ḫbb son of ---- and O Rḍy [grant] booty from enemies
Interpretation
- Commentary
- It is clear from the photograph that it is impossible to read the third name as ṣġt despite WH's inaccurate facsimile and hbt is virtually certain.
- Provenance
- WH Cairn 17 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
- Original Reading Credit
- Ed. pr.
- 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 17, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1958–1959
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subject
- Genealogy
- Script
- Safaitic
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0012029
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