WH 155

Text Information

Siglum
WH 155
Transliteration
l ʾdm bn ḫrʿt w tẓr s²nʾ
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Translation
By ʾdm son of H̲rʿt and he was lying in wait for enemies
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: translation of nẓr "he was on the look-out"
Commentary
It is probably best to connect tẓr with Arabic intaẓara "he waited", and translate nẓr as 'he was on the look-out'.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scraped
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from right)

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [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 7, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010909
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