HHWS 15

Image © H. Hayajneh and R. Harahsheh
Siglum
HHWS 15
Alternative Sigla
Salhub 15
Transliteration
l whbn //
h bʿls¹mn s¹lḥ mwl nʿm -k w l- ʾḫw -n ʿwz
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Translation
By Whbn
O Bʿls¹mn, send the abundance of your favor and also to our brothers who are in need
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025: The ed. pr. provides two interpretations. We favor the former --

1st translation variant:
By Whbn //
o, Bʿls¹mn, send/grant the abundance of your favors to
needy/indigent brothers (?).


2nd translation variant:
By Whbn //
o, Bʿls¹mn, send/grant the abundance of your favors to
our needy/indigent brother/brothers (?).

Commentary

ʾḫw -n: This is likely to be understood as the plural noun ʾḫw 'brothers' with the 1st common plural pronominal suffix, -n. However, a plural form ʾḫwn combined with the suffixed -n, could also yield the spelling attested here if there was no vowel intervening between the noun and the suffix.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025
Field Collector
H. Hayajneh and R. Harahsheh

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Independent lines

  • [HHWS] Hayajneh, H. & Harahsheh R. More Safaitic prayers, curses, and grief from Wādī Salḥūb (northeastern Jordan). Semitica et Classica 18, 2025: 273-290.
Site
Wādī Salḥūb, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2013, 2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Name only, Prayer
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Updated 21 Dec, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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2025, Hayajneh and Harahsheh and Ahmad Al-Jallad. 'HHWS 15.' OCIANA. 21 Dec, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45916. Accessed: 12 Jan, 2026.