WH 136

Siglum
WH 136
Transliteration
l rmh b{n} {w}hb
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Translation
By Rmh {son of} {Whb}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 136: whblh for {w}hb
Commentary
On the photograph, it looks as though the n of bn has been lost in the damage to the following letter. WH read the second name as whblh however, the marks they read as lh are non-descript hammerings above the second b, whereas there is plenty of room for the text to have continued in a straight horizontal line after the b. On the photograph, there are other faintly scratched texts which cannot be read with any certainty. [MCAM]

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Signs
seven dots below the inscription
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 2, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010885
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'WH 136.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31038. Accessed: 21 Jan, 2026.