WH 479

Siglum
WH 479
Transliteration
l s¹{w}r bn ẓhln w wrd b- mlḥ hm w brkt f flṭ rḍw
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Translation
By {S¹wr} son of Ẓhln and he came to a watering-place with salt to HM and Brkt and Rḍw delivered [him]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
NAEN I 29 38 n. 55: " and he waterd at brkt".
Commentary
Al-Jallad 2015: 87: By {S¹wr} son of Ẓhln and he went to water at Hm and Brkt during Aquarius (mid-January–mid-February) so, may Rḍw deliver.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

  • [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
#0011252
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