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SIJ 931

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 931
Transliteration
l zʿbr bn wḥd bn ʾmr bn qn bn (g)mrt
Translation
By Zʿbr son of Wḥd son of ʾmr son of Qn son of {Gmrt}

Interpretation

Commentary
The first letter of the last name has a cross-stroke on Harding's original copy though this has been omitted on the facsimile in SIJ.

Provenance
This inscription was rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

  • Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
High Cairn north of the Baghdad road, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0017669
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