HHV 1

Text Information

Siglum
HHV 1
Transliteration
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
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

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

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2024, Hayajneh and Harahsheh. 'HHV 1.' OCIANA. 10 Jan, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44048. Accessed: 25 Sep, 2025.