WH 1749

Siglum
WH 1749
Transliteration
l s²rqt bn ykbr h- bkrt
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Translation
By S²rqt son of Ykbr is the young she-camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: s²nqt for s²rqt
Commentary
There are a lot of light scratches around the inscription which is more heavily incised. It is not clear why WH published the inscription on the adjacent face as WH 1814.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Drawings
A small outline she-camel within the cartouche round the inscription and large she-camel and two smaller male camels outside the cartouche..
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 23, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0012602
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA