OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 1782

Text Information

Siglum
WH 1782
Transliteration
l ngs² bn mḏy bn wqr w wgm f hy lt ʿyrt
Translation
By Ngs² son of Mḏy son of Wqr and he grieved and O Lt [grant] vengeance

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
Ed. pr.

Associated Signs
7 lines within a cartouche, 11 lines joined by horizontal lines
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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
Deity, Genealogy, Grieving, Isolated Prayer, Vengeance
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012636
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