HaNSB 162

Siglum
HaNSB 162
Alternative Sigla
HaNS 162
Transliteration
l khl bn s²krʾl w ʾḫḏ l- s¹hm h- ṣhy
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Translation
By Khl son of S²krʾl and he took an archery position at the top of the hill
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HaNSB 162: translation "and he designated this grave for S¹hm" (wa ǧaʿala hāḏā 'l-qabr li-s¹hm).
Commentary
We connect s¹hm to the Arabic sahm "arrow" and ṣhy to Arabic ṣahwah "the uppermost part of any mountain" Lane 1739b. Indeed, the high ground is an ideal position for an archer. The inscription literally reads: "and he took for archery the top of the hill."

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Copy only
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [HaNS] Ḥarāḥšah [Harahsheh], R.M.A. Nuqūš ṣafāʾīyah ǧadīdah min al-bādīyah al-urdunīyah al-šimālīyyah al-šarqīyah — dirāsah muqāranah wa-taḥlīl. Unpublished doctoral thesis submitted at the University of Baghdad, August 2001. 2001.
  • [HaNSB] Ḥarāḥšah [Harahsheh], R.M.A. Nuqūš ṣafāʾiyyah min al-bādīyah al-urdunīyah al-šimālīyyah al-šarqīyah — dirāsah wa-taḥlīl. Amman: Ward, 2010.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
Cairn 5, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0019431
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