WH 165

Text Information

Siglum
WH 165
Transliteration
l s¹r bn ġṯ bn wdm w bny h- bly
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Translation
By S¹r son of Ġṯ son of Wdm and he set up this Baliyya
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: Translation of narrative "and he built this tomb"
Commentary
See the commentary of WH 163 for discussion.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line left to right

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
WH 163-164 WH 166

  • [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
#0010919
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA