WH 1778.1
Text Information
- 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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