WH 1599
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 1599
- Transliteration
-
l ʾs¹d bn rġy{n} bn tm bn kmd bn ġyṯt w h ʾlt ʿyr m- ʾʿn l- -h
OCIANA
- Translation
-
By ʾs¹d son of Rġyn son of Tm son of Kmd son of Ġyṯt and so O ʾlt [grant] vengeance to whoever curse the owner of the inscription
OCIANA
- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- NB the second part of the text which follows immediately after the final name is lightly scratched in small letters and WH read it with WH 1600 despite the fact the two parts would be running in opposite directions.
- 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 19, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1958–1959
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Curse, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0012443
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Updated
16 Sep, 2024
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Cite this Site
OCIANA. 'WH 1599.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/30889. Accessed: 05 Jun, 2025.