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WH 1761

Siglum
WH 1761
Transliteration
l ʿns¹ bn ws¹mt
Translation
By ʿns¹ son of Ws¹mt

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ws¹[mt] for ws¹mt
Commentary
For some reason WH did not copy the last two letters of the patronym.

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 Inscriptions
WH 1757–1760

  • 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
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012615
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