WH 1853

Siglum
WH 1853
Transliteration
l s²bʿn bn ḥs¹l w wgd wqʿ qḥs² f bʾs¹ m ẓll
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Translation
By S²bʿn son of Ḥs¹l and he found the rocks (i.e. cairn) of Qḥs² and so despair for those who remain
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Unfortunately the letters have been covered with white ink sometimes obscuring their true shape. This is particularly true of the end of the text where the whole of mẓll can be seen on the stone although the m has been transformed into ll by the ink. For the interpretation of wqʿ see Macdonald 1992: 6, n. 26.

Editio Princeps
SIAM.II p. 195-196

  • [MST] Macdonald, M.C.A. The Seasons and Transhumance in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 3rd. series, 2, 1992: 1-11.
  • [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 25, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
Amman Museum J. (14177)
Subjects
Finding inscription(s), Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012706
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA