WH 2165

Siglum
WH 2165
Transliteration
l nṣr bn ʿml w ṣġr b- h- ḍʾn w ḏkr whbʾl f qṣf
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Translation
By Nṣr son of ʿml. There is little for the sheep. He remembered Whbʾl and was sad
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MST p. 6 n. 28: w {ʾ}ġrb h- ḍʾn - and he drove the sheep towards the settled regions. MNH p. 320 and n. 117: on pasturing sheep on edge of ḥarra/ḥamæd border.

Editio Princeps
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  • [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
#0013031
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA