HCH 86

Siglum
HCH 86
Transliteration
l ġs¹m bn ġyr bn ʾs¹d w wgm ʿl- hnʾ w bny
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Translation
By Ġs¹m son of Ġyr son of ʾs¹d and he grieved for Hnʾ and he built
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: reads first name as s¹m.
Commentary
The ġ at the beginning of the text is clear in the photograph.

Editio Princeps
MCAM

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
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002939
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OCIANA,. 'HCH 86.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8473. Accessed: 19 Jan, 2026.