ABSG 1

Text Information

Siglum
ABSG 1
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn ḫlf bn wd bn tm bn wd bn ʿqrb w s¹rt mʿ- whblh bn ẓnʾl w ṣyr s¹lm
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Translation
By ʿqrb bn Ḫlf bn Wd bn Tm bn Wd bn ʿqrb and he served in a troop with Whblh son of Ẓnʾl so may he return from the desert safely
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Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

The individual, Whblh son of Ẓnʾl, mentioned in the dating formula is likely the author of WH 1849. This individual appears to be the commander of a military troop containing both Roman and Iranian soldiers; see ABSG Grk 1.

Editio Princeps
Al-Jallad and Bernard 2021
Field Collector
BES18 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
Seven lines
Associated Inscriptions

  • [ABSG] Al-Jallad, A. & Bernard, Ch. New Safaitic and Greek inscriptions from the Jordanian Ḥarrah relating to Roman military units. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 171.1, 2021: 69-80
Site
Wādī Ḥašād Al-Ḫuḍarī, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Date (s¹nt), Genealogy, Military, Movement
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Updated 19 Apr, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'ABSG 1.' OCIANA. 19 Apr, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44210. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.