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WH 1681

Siglum
WH 1681
Transliteration
l grmʾl bn ẓnʾl bn ʿlm bn {g}{r}mʾl bn ḏʾb bn kn w wgd ʾṯr ʿm -h ʿlm w grmʾl ʿm -h f qṣf w ʾs²yʿ -h
Translation
By Grmʾl son of Ẓnʾl son of ʿlm son of Grmʾl son of Ḏʾb son of Kn and he found the traces of his grandfather ʿlm and Grmʾl his great-grandfather and was sad he and his companions

Interpretation

Commentary
As WH points out (p. 269), this text shows that the word ʿm in Safaitic was used for both "grandfather" and "great grandfather".

Provenance
WH Cairn 21 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.

  • 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 21, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Relatives
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012527
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