WH 1867.1
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 1867.1
- Transliteration
- l ġyrʾl bn ġrt bn ḏll ḏ- ʾl s²mt w rʿy h- ms¹ty s¹nt
- Translation
- By Ġyrʾl son of Ġrt son of Ḏll of the tribe of S²mt and he pastured the MSTY the year of...(?).
Interpretation
- Commentary
- It is impossible to make out any letters after s¹nt on the stone. If the text ends with s¹nt it would be the equivalent of an adverbial accustaive in Arabic sanatan meaning either ʿfor a yearʾ or ʿin a time of droughtʾ.
- Original Reading Credit
- OCIANA
- 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. (14176)
- Subject
- Genealogy
- Script
- Safaitic
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0012720
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