WH 2442
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 2442
- Transliteration
-
l s²rqt bn ykbr h- bkrt w wḥd ḥyb ʿl- ḥ{b} bn<<>> {-h}
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- Translation
-
By S²rqt son of Ykbr the Bkrt and he was lonely [and] grieved for {Ḥb}, (his) {son}
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- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- The patronym is to the left of the first bn but h- bkrt is written to the right of the bn. There is a mark within the b of ḥ{b} making it look like a ḥ but it is quite different from the firm central stroke of the ḥ immediately before it. There are what look like two intentional n's in the final phrase bnn-h rather than bn-h. It is not clear whether this was intentional or accidental. The final letter has what can be seen as a later mark (of a lighter colour) making it resemble a ʾ.
- Editio Princeps
- Ed. pr.
- Associated Drawings
- A female camel
- [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 34, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1958–1959
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy, Grieving, Relatives
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0013321
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Updated
16 Sep, 2024
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