HCH 79

Siglum
HCH 79
Transliteration
l ʿqrbn bn ks¹ṭ bn s¹ʿd h- dmyt zmrt
Harding 1953
Translation
By ʿqrbn son of Ks¹ṭ son of S¹ʿd is this drawing of a female musician
Ahmad Al-Jallad 2015
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

HCH: h- dmyt zmrt "The beautiful woman played the reed pipes."

RyMA p. 123: h- dmyt zmrt "this drawing: a flute player."

MDFD p. 56: l ʿqrbn ... h- dmyt zmrt "By ʿqrbn (was made) this drawing (which is) a musician."

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

  • Al-Manāsīr [Al-Manaser], A.Y.Kh. Traditional music or religious ritual? Ancient rock art illuminated by Bedouin custom. Pages 81–95 in L. Nehmé & A.Al-Jallad (eds), To the Madbar and back again. Studies in the languages, archaeology, and cultures of Arabia dedicated to Michael C. A. Macdonald. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 92). Leiden: Brill, 2018.
  • [HCH] Harding, G.L. The Cairn of Haniʾ. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 2, 1953: 8-56, pls 1-7.
  • [HSD] Harding, G.L. A Safaitic Drawing and Text. Levant 1, 1969: 68-72, pl. 19.
Site
Cairn of Haniʾ about 20 m north of the north-eastern group of texts (HCH p. 17)., Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J (1886)
Subjects
Drawing of entertainment, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0002932
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Updated 06 Mar, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'HCH 79.' OCIANA. 06 Mar, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8582. Accessed: 15 Jun, 2025.