WH 387

Siglum
WH 387
Transliteration
l ms¹k bn ʾbrqn w ṣyr s¹nt myt h- mlk
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Translation
By Ms¹k son of ʾbrqn and he returned to a watering place the year that the king died
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MNH p. 343: on s¹nt myt hmlk - the year [the king or] Hmlk died.
Commentary
or h- mlk. NB Caquot review of WH p. 336 ʾbrqn < brq "shine" cf. Palm N.Pr brwqʾ. NB Saf frequently has -n corresponding to Aramaic -ʾ.

Editio Princeps
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  • [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 9A, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0011149
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