WH 79

Text Information

Siglum
WH 79
Transliteration
l rm----{ḫ}lm----yṯʿ w ḥll nʿ
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Translation
By Rm ---- {H̲lm} ---- Yṯʿ and he camped nʿ ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ḥnn "and show pity" for ḥll
Commentary
WH reads the verb in this inscription as an imperative. It is more likely a third person singular as imperatives usually follow a subject introduced by the vocative h-. Moreover, the final two strokes of this word are rather elongated, virtually identical in length to the /l/ in {ḫ}lm, suggesting that we should read the verb as ḥll. The expression" PN and he camped X" is very common while "PN and he showed mercy X" is unknown.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
wasm
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
Old OCIANA ID
#0010823
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA