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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 60

Text Information

Siglum
WH 60
Transliteration
l zd bn----d
Translation
By Zd son of ---- d

Interpretation

Commentary
The head of the z is tilted causing the letter to look like a k. The name kd, however, is unattested.

Provenance
WH Cairn 2 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Scratched

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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 2, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0010805
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