WH 2465

Siglum
WH 2465
Transliteration
l bḥrh bn ms¹kʾ h b{n} {ʾ}ṯʿ w rʿy h- mdbr
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Translation
By Bḥrh son of Ms¹kʾ {son of} {ʾṯʿ} and {he pastured} the {inner desert}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: l bḥrh bn ms¹kʾl h yṯʿ w rʿy h- mrg "By Bḥrh son of Ms¹kʾl O Yṯʿ. He pastured the grass-covered steppe".
Commentary
The text is covered with extraneous scratches and hammering. Note that what WH took as the l after ms¹kʾ is actually the b of bn before the third name {ʾ}ṯʿ. The lower fork of the ʾ of this name is difficult to make out on the photograph. In the word rʿy both the ʿ and the loop of the y have been filled in, as has the loop of the d of mdbr.

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Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES18] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2018 and published here
  • [WH] 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
Subjects
Genealogy, Pasturing, Topographic features
Old OCIANA ID
#0013345
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA