HCH 132

Siglum: HCH 132
Transliteration: l ʿ----m bn whblh bn ḫl ḏ- ʾl ḥly w ndm ʿl- bn ʾḫ -h ms¹by ḥwlt f n<>gy f- myt {k}wy bls² ʾhl -h
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Translation: By ʿ----m son of Whblh son of Ḫl of the lineage of Ḥly and he grieved for his nephew the prisoner of Ḥwlt and then he escaped and died {k}wy bls² ʾhl -h
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: HCH: f nwgd f- my ḫln wybl f- ʾhl -h for f n<>gy f- myt {k}wy bls² ʾhl -h "and he stayed (was found) at the water of ḫln while being concealed among his people". JSafN 57 p. 56: f nwgy f- myt ġwy kf ʾhl -h "and he [the ex-prisoner] has been emasculated and has died erring at the border of his own people". MCAM: correct reading of the last part of the inscription (f n<>gy f- myt {k}wy bls² ʾhl -h). CSA p. 16: w ndm ʿl bn ʾḫ -h ns¹by ḥwlt f nwgy f- myt zwy bnf ʾhl -h "he grieved for the son of his brother a prisoner of Ḥwlt; and the prisoner was castrated and he died being carried away into exile (from) his family".
Commentary: It is possible that bn ʾḫ -h should be interpreted as Bn his brother.

[CSA] Clark, V.A. New Safaitic Inscriptions from Sakaka and Azraq. Abr-Nahrain 23, 1984-1985: 14-21, pls 1-2.
[HCH] Harding, G.L. The Cairn of Haniʾ. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 2, 1953: 8-56, pls 1-7.
[JSaf.N] Jamme, A. Safaitic Notes (Commentary on JaS 44-176). [privately printed]. Washington, DC, 1970.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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