WH 57

Siglum
WH 57
Transliteration
l gʿl bn {ḥ}mlt bn mnʿm w gml h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By Gʿl son of Ḥmlt son of Mnʿm and he made the drawing beautiful
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 57: ḥmlt for {ḥ}mlt
Commentary
The ḥ is not all clear on the photograph and has thus been placed in brackets.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Chiselled & scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting upwards)

Associated Drawings
Camel
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
WH 53-56, WH 58-60

  • [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
#0010802
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA