WH 2833

Text Information

Siglum
WH 2833
Transliteration
l ʿmrn bn wfq w ṣbḥ tdmr f qtl hmlk bn ʾftnyʾ bn ḥrḍ w rḍy s¹lm
OCIANA
Translation
By ʿmrn son of Wfq and he had made a sudden attack on Tadmur and killed Hmlk son of ʾftnyʾ son of Ḥrḍ and O Rḍy [grant] security
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This was published as WH 2833 a. For ṣbḥ as "he made a sudden attack (in the morning)" see Lane ṣabaḥa "he made a predatory or hostile attack in the morning" (Lane p. 1640c) and yawm al-ṣabāḥi "the day of a hostile or predatory incursion" (Lane p. 1642c). Müller 1980: 73 suggests that ʾftnyʾ represents the Greek name Ἀφθόνιος. For hmlk compare Palmyrene mlkʾ and for ḥrḍ compare Palmyrene ḥrwṣ (Stark 1971: 32 and 23 respectively).

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Associated Inscriptions

  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
  • Müller, W.W. Some Remarks on the Safaitic Inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 10, 1980: 67-74.
  • Stark, J.K. Personal Names in the Palmyrene Inscriptions. Oxford: Clarendon, 1971.
  • [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 37, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Military, Place-name
Old OCIANA ID
#0013732
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024