WH 239

Siglum
WH 239
Transliteration
l {b}hln bn s¹ʿd bn ḥmy bn s²bh w wgd s¹fr ʾb -h f ngʿ
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Translation
By {Bhln} son of Sʿd son of Ḥmy son of S²bh and he found the inscription of his father so he suffered
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: bhln for {b}hln; WH emend 4th name to s²by on the basis of WH 495

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Copy only
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

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
#0010997
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA