HCH 149

Text Information

Siglum
HCH 149
Transliteration
l whblh bn rbn w s¹ʾr f ḫh{q} s¹{d}{l}{l}
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Translation
By Whblh son of Rbn w S¹ʾr f ḫh{q}s¹{d}{l}{l}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
HCH: w s¹ʾr f ḫrq mdll at the end which is translated as "and he traversed the desert boldly (?)".
Commentary
LN: the r of ḫrq does not seem to be a r to me and the end of the inscription is not very clear.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & rubbed
Direction of Script
Curving

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 (1880)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003002
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OCIANA. 'HCH 149.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8531. Accessed: 19 Jun, 2025.