WH 156

Siglum
WH 156
Transliteration
l nhb bn ṭys²t bn bdn w rʿy mʿnq h- ʾf
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Translation
By Nhb son of Ṭys²t son of Bdn and he pastured on the high ground of new growth
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
NAEN I p. 39 n. 63: ʾf - first growth of herbage. WH connect mʿnq to Arabic maʿāniq, plural of miʿnaqah "hill in front of a tract of sand" or muʿniq "hard and elevated ground".

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Copy only
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

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
#0010910
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