HHWS 30

Image © H. Hayajneh and R. Harahsheh
Siglum
HHWS 30
Alternative Sigla
Salhub 30
Transliteration
l hd bn ġs¹m bn tds¹ bn drb bn s¹wr bn ʿṣ bn mlkt bn
hs² bn mnʾl bn ḫbb bn yẓr bn ʾdd bn ḥy w rġm mny
ʿqm w s²ḥṣ f h lt ġrt
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025
Translation
By Hd son of Ġs¹m For Hd son of Ġs¹m son of Tds¹ son of Drb son of S¹wr son of ʿṣ son of Mlkt son of Hs² son of Mnʾl son of Ḫbb son of Yẓr son of ʾdd son of Ḥy and he was struck down by Fate on account of hardship and scarcity, O Lt, [grant] blood money
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025: Trans. '...and so, o, Lt, let there be abundance'

Commentary

The editio princeps understands the final word ġrt as 'abundance' but in the present funerary context, a prayer for retribution seems more fitting. 

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

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

  • [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, Funerary, Genealogy, Prayer
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Updated 22 Dec, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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2025, Hayajneh and Harahsheh and Ahmad Al-Jallad. 'HHWS 30.' OCIANA. 22 Dec, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45943. Accessed: 24 Jan, 2026.