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SIT 4

Siglum
SIT 4
Transliteration
l mrt bn my (h-) dr
Translation
The camping-place belongs to Mrt son of My

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
JMAA VIII p. 3: myl dr for my (h) dr which is translated as "Myl. He has returned [here]".
Commentary
The letter after the y is a line in the copy. The d has a horizontal bar instead of a loop attached to the vertical stroke.

Provenance
Tapline
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Unidentifiable

  • Harding, G.L. Safaitic Inscriptions from Tapline in Jordan. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 17, 1972: 5-14 and 2 unnumbered plates.
Site
Near Km. 967 of the ARAMCO Tapline, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Unknown
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0010554
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