WH 270

Siglum
WH 270
Transliteration
l s¹krn bn ḥ{n}{n}ʾ h- m{ẓ}r
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Translation
By S¹krn son of {Ḥnnʾ} at the look-out
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ḥnnh for ḥ{n}{n}ʾ; translation of inscription "the look-out belongs to S¹krn son of Ḥnnh"
Commentary
The two n's are conjoined and there appears to be an intersecting vertical bar on the bottom half, making the pair look rather like an incomplete ṭ.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched & scraped
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0011029
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA