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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 1844

Siglum
WH 1844
Transliteration
l bhgʿlh bt
Translation
By Bhgʿlh daughter of

Interpretation

Commentary
Gʿl is well attested as a N.Pr. and although h- gʿl has not been found it is perfectly possible. This name would then be b- h- gʿl -h (as in WH 1845) followed by bt indicating that it is a woman's name.

Original Reading Credit
OCIANA

  • 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 24, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0012697
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