WH 76

Text Information

Siglum
WH 76
Transliteration
l gnt bn ʿd bn---- nm {l-} h- s¹my s¹nt yʿly
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Translation
By Gnt son of ʿd son of ---- {to} the heavens in the year of Yʿly [?]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: gnnt, but there is only one n in first name on photograph; l- for {l-}
Commentary
There is a stray mark in between the first n and t on the photograph that could be mistaken for an n. The second {l-} is very similar to the y's of this hand.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

Associated Signs
cartouche and 11 dots
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
#0010820
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA