WH 2149

Siglum
WH 2149
Transliteration
l wrd bn qdmt bn kʿmh w rʿy h- ḍlʿ nqwy {ḫ}bb {k}{s¹}{l}{ʿ}{q}{r}{ʿ}
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Translation
By Wrd son of Qdmt son of Kʿmh and he grazed on the isolated rugged mountain nqwy which had become tall like salaʿ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The end of the text is very faint on the photo. According to Musil (1928: 684) ẓelʿ (< ḍlʿ) is "an isolated rugged mountain", see also Groom 1983: 77.

Editio Princeps
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  • Groom, N. A Dictionary of Arabic Topography and Placenames. A Transliterated Arabic-English Dictionary with an Arabic Glossary of Topographical Words and Placenames. London: Longman / Beirut: Librairie du Liban, 1983.
  • Musil, A. The Manners and Customs of the Rwala Bedouins. (Oriental Explorations and Studies, 6). New York: American Geographical Society, 1928.
  • [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 30, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013014
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