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WH 2464

Siglum
WH 2464
Transliteration
l ṣfy bn kn {----} h- ḥyt
Translation
By Ṣfy son of Kn {----} are the animals

Interpretation

Commentary
The names are written in one direction and h- ḥyt starts on the other side of the lām auctoris and runs in the opposite direction towards the drawings of the animals. However, it should be noted that the stone is broken immediately after the n of kn and the "7 strokes" within a cartouche below it are incomplete, so it possible that the inscription continued beyond kn before returning to h- ḥyt.

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 Drawings
2 animals filled in, facing right, with behind the one on the left a crude outline of a man with arms stretched upwards.
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013344
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