WH 1877
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 1877
- Transliteration
- l s²{{l}}{b} bn fr
- Translation
- By {S²lb} son of Fr
Interpretation
- Commentary
- On the photograph it appears that the third letter was originally a l identical to the lām auctoris. Across this a thicker semi-circle has been drawn making it into a ḏ. The fourth letter is not completely closed and may be a b. WH take th final letter as a k but this is because they join it to the ante-penultimate letter of 1878 whereas there is a clear space between the two. On the photograph a faint hook can be seen at its opposite end suggesting that it is a r.
- 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 25, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1958–1959
- Current Location
- In situ
- Script
- Safaitic
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0012733
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