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WH 2821

Siglum
WH 2821
Transliteration
l kḥs¹mn bn ẓnn bn s²ʿr bn gnʾl
Translation
By Kḥs¹mn son of Ẓnn son of S²ʿr son of Gnʾl

Interpretation

Commentary
Note that bn gnʾl, though present on WH's copy (pl. 52) is not visible on the photographs. The ḥ and s¹ of kḥs¹mn have been placed together.

Provenance
WH Cairn 22 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.

  • 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 22, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013721
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