HCH 13

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 13
Transliteration
l ʿdy bn ʾḥdṯ bn hnʾ bn ḥyr w bny ʿl- hnʾ bn dd -h w wgm ʿl- gls¹ w ʿl- ʾb -h
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Translation
By ʿdy son of ʾḥdṯ son of Hnʾ son of Ḥyr and he built for Hnʾ son of his paternal uncle and he grieved for Gls¹ and for his father
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The stone partly covered a grave cut in the soil on the southern face of the cairn in which the body of a woman was found. See HCH p. 11.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Rocking blade & incised
Direction of Script
Curving edge

Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [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
Amman Museum J (1907)
Subjects
Genealogy, Grieving, Relatives
Old OCIANA ID
#0002866
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA