HCH 11

Siglum
HCH 11
Transliteration
l zbd bn ḥmy w bny {ʿ}{l-} ḫl -h hnʾ tr{ḥ}
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Translation
By Zbd son of Ḥmy and he built {for} his maternal uncle {who had perished}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: ʿl- for {ʿ}{l-} and trḥ for tr{ḥ}.
Commentary
The first ʿl- and the ḥ of trḥ have been hammered over. Immediately after ḫl -h the author wrote an l by mistake and then wrote the ʿ of the second ʿl- touching it. There are four vertical lines immediately after the final letter. It is possible that they were added to the three prongs of the ḥ with which they are parallel to produce an apotropaic sign.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [HCH] Harding, G.L. The Cairn of Haniʾ. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 2, 1953: 8-56, pls 1-7.
Site
Cairn of Haniʾ, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Building, Finding inscription(s), Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002864
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA