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WH 1231

Siglum
WH 1231
Transliteration
l s²ddt bn ʿḏ w ṯbr ḥwlt w ḥbs¹ f rʿy
Translation
By S²ddt son of ʿḏ and he expelled Ḥwlt and held (them) in check. And he shepherded.

Interpretation

Commentary
ṯbr ḥwlt = perhaps another term for 'raided Ḥwlt', ṯbr already possibly attested as a soldier? ḥbs¹ = and he captured (i.e. an animal, perhaps a camel) f rʿy = and he pastured (i.e., the animal) So, if we take ḥbs¹ as a prisoner of war, we lose the connection between it and the last verb.

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
#0012042
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