WH 1860

Siglum
WH 1860
Alternative Sigla
WH Greek 2
Transliteration
ΟΥΑΒΑΛΛΑΣ ΤΑΝΝΗΛΟΥ {Υ}ΟΥΑΒΑΛΛΟΥ
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Translation
Wahballāh son of Ẓannʾel son of Wahballāh
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Language and Script
Greek/Greek

Interpretation

Commentary
These are the same three names as at beginning of WH 1849 and was likely carved by the same man. The spelling of Safaitic whblh as ουαβαλλας demonstrates that the divine name lh, in Safaitic orthography, was vocalized as /allāh/, indicating that the initial vowel of the article was not represented graphically (Al-Jallad 2017: 168).

Editio Princeps
Winnett and Harding 1978

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Left to right

Associated Inscriptions

  • Al-Jallad, A. Graeco-Arabica I: The Southern Levant. Pages 99-186 in A. Al-Jallad (ed), Arabic in Context: Celebrating 400 years of Arabic at Leiden (Semitic Languages and Linguistics of Arabic at Leiden 89). Leiden: Brill, 2017a
  • [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 (14174)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012713
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Updated 11 Dec, 2024 by OCIANA