WH 271

Siglum
WH 271
Transliteration
l ns²wn bn ʾrs¹k w nẓr
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Translation
By Ns²wn son of ʾrs¹k and he was on the look-out
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The name is scratched while the narrative is chiseled. There is a circle and then a half circle under the k, which may have been original mis-spaced attempts at writing the w which follows it.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Name Distinguished
Scratched/chiselled
Technique
Chiselled & scratched
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
#0011030
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