WH 1273

Siglum
WH 1273
Transliteration
l dʿṯt bn lġft bn hknf bn mqtl bn nbʾt w wgd s¹fr ʿm -h f wgm
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Translation
By Dʿṯt son of Lġft son of Hknf son of Mqtl son of Nbʾt and he found the inscription of his grandfather and he grieved [for him]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
L and n are very clearly distinguished in this text with many of the l's being of exceptional length. Although WH read the second name as nġft comparison of the first letter with the n of bn shows that it must be a l. The fifth name lġft is unattested and could be a dialectal variant of nġft. This is supported by the fifth name where again comparison with the n of the preceding bn shows that it must be nbʾt in place of the usual lbʾt.

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 17, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
Amman Museum J. (13215)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012086
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OCIANA. 'WH 1273.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/30532. Accessed: 23 Jun, 2025.