WH 53

Siglum
WH 53
Transliteration
l ẓnʾl bn rgl bn grmʾl bn qḥs² bn ḥḍg w ġzz f h lt s¹lm w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr
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Translation
By Ẓnʾl son of Rgl son of Grmʾl son of Qḥs² son of Ḥḍg and he was on a raid so O Lt [grant] security and [inflict] blindness on him who effaces [the inscription]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 53: Translation of gzz as "he was in a fight" BRWH: ġzz should be interpreted as the equivalent of ġzw "he was on a raid", rather than "he fought"

Editio Princeps
ed.pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 2, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010798
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