WH 1700

Text Information

Siglum
WH 1700
Transliteration
l nʿmn bn ys¹mʿl bn ṣʿd ḏ- ʾl ḍf w ʾs²rq b- h- ḫl bʿd h- nʿm s¹nt ḥrb h- mlk ʾl s¹bṭt f h lt s¹lm
OCIANA
Translation
By Nʿmn son of Ys¹mʿl son of Ṣʿd of the lineage of Ḍf and he migrated to the inner desert with the horses following the livestock the year the king made war upon the lineage of S¹bṭt so, O Lt, may he be secure.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: yʿd for ṣʿd
Commentary
This text was published as WH 1700 a.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

  • [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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012546
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OCIANA. 'WH 1700.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31079. Accessed: 12 Jun, 2025.