WH 104

Text Information

Siglum
WH 104
Transliteration
l s¹lm bn ẓʿn
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Translation
By S¹lm son of Ẓʿn
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: bs¹lm for s¹lm
Commentary
Underneath the s¹ is a curved line that resembles half of an s¹. It is much to wide to justify WH's interpretation of it as a b, and its position casts further doubt on their reading. The most likely explanation is that the author felt that he began his s¹ too low, and then started over again a bit higher. There is a stray b above the inscription followed by four dots.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Horizontal line left to right

Associated Signs
four dots above the inscription following a b
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 2, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010848
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA