WH 189

Text Information

Siglum
WH 189
Transliteration
l ʿry bn ġrb bn ʿn w wrd h- my
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Translation
By ʿry son of Ġrb son of ʿn and he came to the well
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: translation of the narrative: "he has gone down to the water"
Commentary
In Arabic, māʾ can also mean 'well' when used in conjunction with warada. The exact expression occurs in Qurʾān 28:23: wa lammā warada māʾa madyana... 'and when he came to the well of Madyan'.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
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
#0010943
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 189.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/33415. Accessed: 27 Jun, 2025.