HCH 118

Siglum
HCH 118
Transliteration
{l} {ṣ}{ḫ}ʾ fty ʾws¹ bn ʿmmt h- s¹ʾl
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Translation
{By} {Ṣḫʾ} the young servant of ʾws¹ son of ʿmmt the seeker after knowledge
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: a sequence of letters ṣ ḫ ʾ f t y ṣ w s¹ b n ʿ m m t ḥ ṣ l ḥ which "does not seem to make any sense though the text is clearly complete". SIAM II p. 193: correct reading.
Commentary
For commentary on the reading see SIAM II p. 193.

Editio Princeps
SIAM II

Technique
Chiselled & scratched
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.
  • [SIAM II] Macdonald, M.C.A. Safaitic Inscriptions in the Amman Museum and Other Collections II. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 24, 1980: 185-208, pls 111-133.
Site
Cairn of Haniʾ, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J (1904)
Old OCIANA ID
#0002971
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OCIANA,. 'HCH 118.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8503. Accessed: 15 Aug, 2025.