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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 1778.1

Siglum
WH 1778.1
Transliteration
l {ʾ}{r} bn ms²{k}l
Translation
By {ʾr} son of {Ms²kl}

Interpretation

Commentary
The text was not published by WH. It is incised vertically below the male camel. The second letter is probably a ʾ, though there is an incomplete line across one fork. The third letter has a shallower curve than the b of bn and so has been interpreted as a r. The penultimate letter is more angular than the b of bn and has a horizontal line, which may or may not be intentional, protruding from one side.

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.

Associated Drawings
One male camel and two female camels
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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0056820
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