WH 45

Text Information

Siglum
WH 45
Transliteration
l gʿl bn lʾn bn mṣy bn----
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Translation
By Gʿl son of Lʾn son of Mṣy son of ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: l gʿl bn lʾn bn mṣybn
Commentary
The name "Mṣybn" is dubious and unattested; it seems preferable to take the third name as mṣy followed by bn, and to regard the inscription as incomplete.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Site
WH Cairn 1, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010790
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA