WH 1697

Siglum
WH 1697
Transliteration
l wd bn ẓnʾl bn ḫlṣ w wld h- mʿzy f h lt s¹lm
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Translation
By Wd son of Ẓnʾl son of Ḫlṣ and he helped the goats give birth and so O Lt [grant] security
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author originally carved the goddess's name as lṭ and then corrected it to lt.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Associated Drawings
A strange stick-figure animal.
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 21, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0012543
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA