WH 166

Siglum
WH 166
Transliteration
l ʾtm bn ʿn bn ẓʿn w bny l- ʾḫ -h h- bly
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Translation
By ʾtm son of ʿn son of Ẓʿn and he set up this Baliyya for his brother
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: Translation of narrative "...he built this tomb for his brother"
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 163-165

  • [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
#0010920
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