WH 54

Siglum
WH 54
Transliteration
l rġḍ bn mfny bn rmzn bn nʿmn bn whb w ḥll h- rḍt dṯʾ w ḫrṣ h- ḫl f h bʿls¹my s¹lm
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Translation
By Rġd son of Mfny son of Rmzn son of Nʿmn son of Whb and he camped at this meadow in the season of the later rains and he was on the look out for the troop of horsemen so O Bʿls¹my [grant] security!
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: w ḫrṣ h- ḫl "and he was on the lookout for the horses" SadF p. 46: w ḫrṣ h- ḫl - "and he dressed the wound of H̲l" (wa ʿamal jarḥan l h- ḫl (ka-ʿamal ʿilāj¡)); or "he offered h- ḫl" (wa qaddama h- ḫl).
Commentary
Horse is widely attested in Safaitic as frs¹. H̲l probably refers more specifically to horsemen, as a collective noun. This would make more sense given the context of the inscription.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched & incised
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
#0010799
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