WH 73

Text Information

Siglum
WH 73
Transliteration
l hwd bn ʿbd bn d{r}h bn ʿnq bn s¹ḫr bn ʿnq bn s¹ḫr w ḥwb ʿl- ḥbb
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Translation
By Hwd son of ʿbd son of {Dhr} son of ʿnq son of S¹ḫr and he wept with grief over Ḥbb
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 73: translation of narrative "and he grieved for a loved one"
Commentary
See WH 62 for a discussion on the SD translation of Ḥbb in this type of context.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [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
#0010817
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA