HCH 104

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 104
Transliteration
l mʿn bn ʾṣr bn mʿn bn mġyr ḏ- ʾl rks¹ w wgm ʿl- ʾqwm w qyẓ f h lt w ds²r s¹lm w ḫlṣt
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Translation
By Mʿn son of ʾṣr son of Mʿn son of Mġyr from the lineage of Rks¹ and he grieved for ʾqwm and he spent the dry season [here]. So O Lt and Ds²r [grant] security and deliverance
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: ʾṣb for ʾṣr and bks¹ for rks¹.
Commentary
MCAM: the second name must be ʾṣr: compare the shallow curves of b in bn and the 3/4 circles of r in mġyr and ds²r. For the tribal name see AKSD 2 where rks¹ should be read rather than bks¹.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Rocking blade & chiselle
Direction of Script
Coil (edge)

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
Amman Museum J (1900)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002957
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA