WH 1778

Siglum
WH 1778
Transliteration
l nhb bn mʿs¹ h- {h}{w} w h- bkrt
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Translation
By Nhb son of Mʿs¹ is the {hw} and the young she-camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: h-hw "the marks (i.e. the inscription"
Commentary
The three letters between the second name and w h-bkrt are difficult to interpret. The first is a clear h, the second, which looks like another h or a y, has been damaged, and the third is either a w to which a long tail has been attached or a y the stem of which runs through the loop.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Drawings
A large male camel with a hairy hump and two smaller female camels, one in outline. All three have exaggeratedly large humps.
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 23, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012632
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA