WH 223

Text Information

Siglum
WH 223
Transliteration
----mn bn hs²kr bn hl{d}
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Translation
---- son of Hs²kr son of Hl{d}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: hln for hl{d}
Commentary
The final letter is a bit short but there is clearly a circle in the middle of the line, suggesting that it should be read as d rather than n. The first word of the inscription is probably a fragment of a personal name, since the stone is partially broken, rather than the preposition mn.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
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
#0010981
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 223.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/33451. Accessed: 03 Jul, 2025.