WH 158

Siglum
WH 158
Transliteration
l bnṣrh bn rkb w ḥll m- nbṭ
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Translation
By Bnṣrh son of Rkb and he camped on account of the Nabataeans
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: translation of narrative "and he camped (returning) from the Nabataeans." SIAM I pp. 114-115: on the translation of m. MNBS p. 111 n. 66: on Knauf and references to nbṭ; w ḥll m- nbṭ - and he camped on account of the Nabataeans.
Commentary
WH point out that 'min' can be used in Arabic to mean 'on account of'; see Wright, Ar. Gr., Vol. II § 48c-d. WH's translation assumes that the verb 'returning' has been gapped, which is syntactically unlikely.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Chiselled
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
#0010912
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