WH 1692
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 1692
- Transliteration
-
l s¹ʿdlh bn zbdy bn s²dd {ḏ-} ʾl ḍf w ʾs²rq b- h- ms¹{r}t f h lt s¹lm
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- Translation
-
By S¹ʿdlh son of Zbdy son of S²dd of the tribe of Ḍf and he migrated to the inner desert with the {military unit} and so O Lt [grant] security
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- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- There appears to be a m carved over the top hook of the r in ms¹rt.
- Editio Princeps
- OCIANA
- Special Letter Forms
- The d's of s²ddd have been with three short horizotal lines at the top of the stems.
- [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 21, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1958–1959
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Lineage, Military, Transhumance
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0012538
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Updated
16 Sep, 2024
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OCIANA,. 'WH 1692.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31071. Accessed: 11 Sep, 2025.