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WH 2439

Siglum
WH 2439
Transliteration
l ʾrzʾ bn yʿlb bn ḥrb
Translation
By ʾrzʾ son of Yʿlb son of Ḥrb

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ḥbb for ḥrb.
Commentary
WH read the final name as ḥbb but the r is quite distinct from the b. They also show in their copy and mention in their commentary that "there is a stick-figure of unusual form", but it is clear from the photograph that the drawing is of a male camel. There are a few stray letters on the face but the do not seems to be inscriptions.

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.

Associated Signs
Cartouche and 7 lines
Associated Drawings
A male camel

  • Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
  • Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2018 and published here
Site
WH Cairn 34, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013318
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