HCH 22

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 22
Transliteration
l tm bn ḫlṣ bn tm bn s²ʿ w wgm ʿl- hnʾ
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Translation
By Tm son of Ḫlṣ son of Tm son of S²ʿ and he grieved for Hnʾ
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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. Below the ṣ there are two letters a l and an ʿ apparently unconnected with the inscription.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Name Distinguished
Larger-normal/normal
Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

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
Genealogy, Grieving
Old OCIANA ID
#0002875
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'HCH 22.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8428. Accessed: 03 Jul, 2025.