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WH 2379

Siglum
WH 2379
Transliteration
l{ } {s¹}{w}{d} bn qdmʾl w wlh ʿl- ḥbb ḫl -h
Translation
By {S¹wd} son of Qdmʾl and he was distraught with grief for a loved, his maternal uncle

Interpretation

Commentary
The first 4 letters are invisible on the photo.

Provenance
WH Cairn 34 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.

  • 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 34, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013253
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