OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 1808

Text Information

Siglum
WH 1808
Transliteration
l gd bn s²{g}ʿt
Translation
By Gd son of {S²gʿt}

Interpretation

Commentary
The text is inscised in thin letters. The second letter of the patronym is damaged and could be a m.

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
Possibly a cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
WH 1809–1810

  • 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
#0012661
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