WH 77

Text Information

Siglum
WH 77
Transliteration
l ʿbd bn ġṯ bn whblh bn nʿmn ḏ- ʾl s¹b w ṣyr mn dyr n{s¹ / ḫ}ʾn{s² / f}g f h lt----
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Translation
By ʿbd son of Ġṯ son of Whblh son of Nʿmn of the lineage of S¹b and he has returned to permanent water from {dyr n{s¹/ḫ}ʾn{s²/f}g} so O Lt----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: l ʿbd bn ġṯ bn whblh bn nʿmn ḏʾl s¹b wṣyr mndy rn(ḫ) ʾns²g f h lt [slm] "...he has returned from Ndy which streams of water have drenched"

Editio Princeps
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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
#0010821
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA