WH 63

Siglum
WH 63
Transliteration
l mlqf bn ʿmrn bn ġrb w wgm ʿl- ʿgr w ʾs¹ḫr w ngʿ
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Translation
By Mlqf son of ʿmrn son of Ġrb and he grieved for ʿgr and ʾs¹ḫr
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 63: ...w ngʿ
Commentary
The edition reads w ngʿ following ʾs¹ḫr. These two words are curiously smaller than the rest of the inscription and scratched in more deeply. They, rather, look closer to the hand of WH 67, and so we have removed them from the current reading.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting downwards)

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
#0010808
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA