HHWS 37

Image © H. Hayajneh and R. Harahsheh
Siglum
HHWS 37
Alternative Sigla
Salhub 37
Transliteration
l gdy w rʿy ---- {w}{ġ}{m}{r}{ġ} f wʾl mn- mḥlt
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025
Translation
By Gdy and he pastured ---- and sought refuge from dearth of pasture
Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Hayajneh and Harahsheh 2025: 

1st reading variant:
l gdy w-rʿy ---- {w}{ġ}{m}{r}{ġ} f-wʾl mn mḥlt
By Gdy and he pastured ….. {w}{ġ}{m}{r}{ġ}, so he escaped from the dearth of pasture.

2nd reading variant:
l gdy w-rʿy ---- {w}{ġ}{m}{r}{ġ}f w-ʾlmn mḥlt

By Gdy and he pastured ….. {w}{ġ}{m}{r}{ġ}f, and he (?) ʾlmn mḥlt

Commentary

The final phrase could also be parsed as ʾlmn mḥlt, as suggested in reading 2 of the editio princeps, meaning 'he sought refuge during a time of dearth'. On ʾlmn, see Al-Jallad 2025f.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

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

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

  • Al-Jallad, A. Seeking refuge and the Ǧinn: two notes on Safaitic lexicography. Semitica et Classica 18, 2025f: 59-64.
  • [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
Movement, Name only
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2025, Hayajneh and Harahsheh and Ahmad Al-Jallad. 'HHWS 37.' OCIANA. 22 Dec, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45957. Accessed: 01 Mar, 2026.