WH 80

Text Information

Siglum
WH 80
Transliteration
l s¹by bn drkt bn mʿly w ḫlb f h rḍy nqm
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Translation
By S¹by son of Dkrt son of Mʿly and he was deceived so O Rḍy [grant] vengeance
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: mʿll for mʿly; "O Rḍy, avenge [him]
Commentary
WH take "nqm" as an imperative verb "avenge!", but the absence of a pronominal suffix makes this interpretation unlikely. It is more likely a nominal direct object of a gapped verb (see Wright vol II, p.72). the third l of the inscription is clearly a y on the photograph.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Vertical line upwards

Associated Signs
cartouche
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
WH 78-79, WH 81-86

  • [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
#0010824
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA