OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 1759

Siglum
WH 1759
Transliteration
l ʾmlk
Translation
By ʾmlk

Interpretation

Commentary
This may be an alternative form of the name hmlk using the definite article ʾ- rather than h-.

Provenance
WH Cairn 23 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 Drawings
Two oryx confronting a man on foot with a bow and arrow.
Associated Inscriptions
WH 1757–1758, 1760–1761

  • 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
Genealogy, Name only
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012612
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