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WH 1780

Siglum
WH 1780
Transliteration
l s¹r bn ʾls¹ bn s¹r w wgm ʿl- ʾḫ -h w {ʿ}{ṯ}{ʾ} w ḥll
Translation
By S¹r son of ʾls¹ son of S¹r and he grieved for his brother and {ʿṭʾ} and he camped

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH did not record w {ʿ}{ṯ}ṣ w ḥll
Commentary
The letters between ʾḫ-h and w ḥll are damaged.

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.

  • 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
Camping, Genealogy, Grieving, Relatives
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012634
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