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WR.A 49

Text Information

Siglum
WR.A 49
Transliteration
l mʿly bn ʾḫwf bn zmrn bn byy b[n ḥd]{l}n bn ʿḏr w ḥḍr f h yṯʿ rwḥ w h rḍy ġnmt
Translation
By Mʿly son of ʾḫwf son of Zmrn son of Byy son of Ḥdln son of ʿḏr and he camped near a permanent source of water. So, O Yṯʿ [grant] relief and so O Rḍw [grant] booty

Interpretation

Commentary
See commentary to WR.A 22. On the far right of the face. Chiselled. Vertical boustrophedon. For byy and the restoration see WR.A 1.
Site
Site 32. The promontory at the confluence of Wādī Rušaydah and an unnamed wadi, Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1995
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0036199
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