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WH 2468

Siglum
WH 2468
Transliteration
l ʿy bn ḫrd bn ʿwḏ w rʿ{y} h- rḥbt
Translation
By ʿy son of Ḫrd son of ʿwḏ and {he pastured} this raḥaba

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ʾy (or ʾq) NAEN I p. 23, 32 n.4: w rʿy h- rḥbt "he pastured this raḥaba".

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
OCIANA

Associated Inscriptions
WH 2465–2467.1

  • Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
  • Macdonald, M.C.A. North Arabian Epigraphic Notes I. Arabian archaeology and epigraphy 3, 1992: 23-43.
  • 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
Genealogy, Pasturing, Topographic features
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013349
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