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WH 1775

Siglum
WH 1775
Transliteration
l ms²r bn ʾglḥ bn gr w wgm ʿl- ys¹lm
Translation
By Ms²r son of ʾglḥ son of Gr and he grieved for Ys¹lm

Interpretation

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
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Associated Drawings
A horseman piercing a lion with his lance
Associated Inscriptions
WH 1773–1774, 1776–1777

  • 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, Grieving
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012629
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