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WH 1709

Siglum
WH 1709
Transliteration
l ʿḏn b{n} l{ḥ}yt
Translation
By ʿḏn {son of} {Lḥyt}

Interpretation

Commentary
The text has been badly damaged by the carving of modern Arabic graffiti over it and the hammering over of the ḥ in the second name. This probably occurred after WH made their copy of the text.

Provenance
WH Cairn 21 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.

Associated Inscriptions
1708, 1710; several modern Arabic graffiti

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012556
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