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WH 1338

Siglum
WH 1338
Transliteration
l ḫls¹ʿ bn bḥgrh
Translation
By Ḫls¹ʿ son of Bḥgrh

Interpretation

Commentary
The third and penultimate letters have a clear curve at the top which the lām auctoris does not. They are therefore probably to be read as r. Rare names with clear final ʿ do occur (e.g qdmʿ in MSTJ 1) so it may not be “an unintentional mark” as suggested by WH

Original Reading Credit
OCIANA

  • 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 17, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012152
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