WH 2161

Siglum
WH 2161
Transliteration
l {ʾ}{s¹}{ḫ}r bn ḫdmt w rʿy h- mʿzy{t} {ḥ}ḍṯ b- {k}s¹ʾ ʿq{b}{t} f h yṯʿ s¹lm w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
OCIANA
Translation
By {ʾs¹ḫr} son of Ḫdmt and he pastured the {goats} for the first time during the cosmical setting/full moon of Scorpio, so, O Yṯʿ, may he be secure, and blind him who would efface this writing.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MNH p. 320 and n. 117: on pasturing goats on edge of ḥarra/ḥamæd border.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [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
#0013027
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA