WH 1691

Siglum
WH 1691
Transliteration
l ʾs¹[[]] bn ys¹mʿl bn ṣʿd
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Translation
By ʾs¹ son of Ys¹mʿl son of Ṣʿd
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ʾs¹{d} for ʾs¹[[]]
Commentary
The author carved a b after ʾs¹ and then erased it. The following bn looks like bt on the photograph but the line crossing it is thinner than the vertical and is probably a small crack in the surface.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Inscriptions
WH 1685–1690

  • [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 21, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012537
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OCIANA,. 'WH 1691.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31070. Accessed: 11 Sep, 2025.