WH 91

Siglum
WH 91
Transliteration
l ḃnt bn hġs² w h rḍw flṭ -h w s¹lm
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Translation
By Bnt son of Hġs² so O Rḍw deliver him and [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: "...flṭ w s¹lm", translation "...deliver [him] and keep [him] safe. Cf. JRWH p. 526
Commentary
The h following the verb flṭ is clear in WH's facsimile, but cannot be checked against the photograph, as the bottom corner of the stone is outside the margins of the photo.

Editio Princeps
JRWH p. 526

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting downwards)

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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010835
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