HCH 16

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 16
Transliteration
l hnʾ bn ʾs¹d bn h[n]ʾ
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Translation
By Hnʾ son of ʾs¹d son of {hnʾ}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: ʾ for h[n]ʾ.
Commentary
The h and ʾ at the end are inscribed very close together and the author seems to have left out the n. A number of stray scratches cross the second half of the inscription and continue after the final name. There are some scratch marks on the back of the stone.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
L-R/R-L

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
Amman Museum J (1822)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002869
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA