OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 2138

Siglum
WH 2138

Interpretation

Commentary
Drawing only. There are some marks at the top of the face but they do not seem to be an inscription. It seems likely that it is a man shooting a carnivore (hyena or lion) rather than "an animal shooting an arrow at another animal" as suggested by WH.

Provenance
WH Cairn 28 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.

  • 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 28, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a wild animal, Rock Drawing Only
Old OCIANA ID
#0013004
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