SIJ 849

Text Information

Siglum
SIJ 849
Transliteration
l wq(r) bn ġwṯʾl
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By (Wqr) son of Ġwṯʾl
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

The final letter of the first name is probably a miscopied r, with only one of the hooks apparent. The sequence wqr bn ġwṯʾl occurs in the geneology of KRS 1451. 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
Winnett 1957
Field Collector
F.V. Winnett

Technique
Hand copy
Direction of Script
Left to right

  • [SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Tall al-ʿAbd, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0017583
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Updated 19 Jan, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'SIJ 849.' OCIANA. 19 Jan, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/21108. Accessed: 16 Jan, 2026.