WH 1803.1

Siglum
WH 1803.1
Transliteration
l h{y}mṣ w wql
OCIANA
Translation
By {Hymṣ} and he had climbed
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is beside WH 1803 but does not seem to have been published by them. It is difficult to interpret. For wql compare Arabic waqala "to climb" (a mountain) (Hava 889). There is a d and a w beside the text.

Associated Inscriptions

  • [Hava] Hava, J.G. Al-Faraid Arabic-English Dictionary. Fifth edition. Beirut: Dār al-Mašriq, 1982.
  • [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
Subject
Name only
Old OCIANA ID
#0056833
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'WH 1803.1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31276. Accessed: 18 Jun, 2026.