HCH 47

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 47
Transliteration
l ḥm bn ṣʿd bn ḫlf bn s¹ʿd w wgm ʿl- hnʾ w ʿl- ʿbdyh trḥ
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Translation
By Ḥm son of Ṣʿd son of Ḫlf son of S¹ʿd and he grieved for Hnʾ and for ʿbdyh who had perished
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
JMAA II p. 115: ʿbdlh for ʿbdyh.
Commentary
For ʿbdyh Littmann (quoted in HCH 47 commentary) suggests "his two servants".

Editio Princeps
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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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002900
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OCIANA. 'HCH 47.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8443. Accessed: 19 Jun, 2025.