HHV 1
Text Information
- Siglum
- HHV 1
- Transliteration
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l ʾs²mt bn rḍwt ḏ- ʾl ḍf w- wgm ʿl- s¹tr mqtl f ṯ ʾr b- s¹tr b- s²hdt ʾlt
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2024
- Translation
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By ʾs²mt son of Rḍwt of the lineage of Ḍf and he grieved for S¹tr, who was killed, so he took [or: may he take] revenge for S¹tr with the testimony of ʾlt
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2024
- Language and Script
- Safaitic 2
Interpretation
- Commentary
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For a discussion of the expression b- s²hdt ʾlt, see Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2024.
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2024
- Editio Princeps
- Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2024
- Technique
- Incised
- Direction of Script
- Boustrophedon
- [HHV] Hayajneh, H. & Harahsheh R. An Oath for Vengeance? A vendetta with the testimony of the goddess Allāt in an Ancient North Arabian inscription from Jordan. Journal of Semitic Studies, 69.2, 2024: 761–776
- Site
- Wādī Ruʿaylah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 2012
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Grieving, Religion, Vengeance
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Updated
10 Jan, 2025
by
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Cite this Site
2024, Hayajneh and Harahsheh. 'HHV 1.' OCIANA. 10 Jan, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44048. Accessed: 25 Sep, 2025.