HCH 17

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 17
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn ʾs¹d bn hnʾ bn ḥyr w bny ʿl- h{n}{ʾ} trḥ
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Translation
By ʾnʿm son of ʾs¹d son of Hnʾ son of Ḥyr and he built for {Hnʾ} who had perished
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: hnʾ for h{n}{ʾ}.
Commentary
The n and the ʾ of the second hnʾ are obscured by a hole in the surface of the stone.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Fourteen lines
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
In situ
Subjects
Building, Finding inscription(s), Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002870
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'HCH 17.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8424. Accessed: 03 Jul, 2025.