WH 2242

Siglum
WH 2242
Transliteration
l (q)s¹y bn wd bn ys²kr bn ʿwd bn (y)s²kr w ḥḍr s¹nt ws¹----
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Translation
By {Qs¹y} son of Wd son of Ys²kr son of ʿwd son of {Ys²kr} and he was present [here] in the year of want
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Although first letter of the fifth name is clearly ḏ on the copy the emendation seems justified not only because of the occurrence of ys²kr already in the genealogy but because names with pre-fromative ḏ- are virtually unknown in Safaitic (the only example seems to be ḏ-myʿt in WH 154).

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 32, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013112
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OCIANA,. 'WH 2242.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31570. Accessed: 12 Feb, 2026.