WH 157

Text Information

Siglum
WH 157
Transliteration
l s²ʿbn bn ḫrʿt w tẓr nbṭ
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Translation
By S²ʿbn son of H̲rʿt and he waited for Nabataeans
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: translation of tẓr "he was on the look-out"
Commentary
See commentary to WH 155.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

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

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0010911
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA