HPWT 2

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Siglum
HPWT 2
Alternative Sigla
TT 8-WT 16
Transliteration
...?] ʾ{ḥ}w w s²kt w ʿb
dlh bn ṣrḫ w ʿs¹w [...?
.?] bn w ṣrḫ w ṯ{q}{f} w {s¹}ʿ
w {s¹}nm w {ṣ}ḫr w ġyr w [.?]
?]gy w s¹ly w ʾws¹lh w ms¹lm
{w} dlh w brd w ʾs¹d w ʿ{b}d
[w] ddʾl w ḏkrt lt mṭy w ʿ{b}
l wʿd fty ṣʿb
Hayajneh and Prioletta 2018
Translation
...?] {ʾḥw} and S²kt and ʿbdlh son of ṣrḫ and ʿs¹w [..?]bn and Ṣrḫ and {Ṯqf} and {S¹ʿ} and {S¹nm} and {Ṣḫr} and Ġyr and [.?gy] and S¹ly and ʾws¹lh and Ms¹lm {and} Dlh and Brd and ʾs¹d and {ʿbd}
[and] Ddʾl and may Lt be mindful of Mṭy and {ʿb}
By Wʿd slave-boy of Ṣʿb
Hayajneh and Prioletta 2018
Language and Script
Hismaic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The final line is likely the signature of the author (Hayajneh and Prioletta 2018: 286), which is so far unique in inscriptions of this type. The identification of ṣʿb in the last line is unclear. Hayajneh and Prioletta discuss two possibilities: 1) the god ṣʿb, who is previously attested in Hismaic inscriptions or 2) a personal name, giving their preference for the latter (2018: 286).

Hayajneh and Prioletta 2018

Editio Princeps
Hayajneh and Prioletta 2018

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

  • [HPWT] Hayajneh, H. & Prioletta, A. Ancient North Arabian epigraphic material from Wādī Thamad, Central Jordan. Semitica et Classica 11, 2018: 281-287 pp 284-287 Plate 3
  • [TT-WT] Epigraphica of the Wādī Al-Thamad project surveys led by M. Daviau (Wilfrid Laurier University) documented between 1996 and 2003 in the Madaba area in Central Jordan.
Site
Wādī Ṯamad, Mādabā Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1996-2003
Current Location
Madaba Archaeological Museum
Subjects
Prayer, Slave
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Updated 10 Jan, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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2018, Hayajneh and Prioletta. 'HPWT 2.' OCIANA. 10 Jan, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44062. Accessed: 29 Aug, 2025.