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WH 2469

Siglum
WH 2469
Transliteration
l wt{s¹} bn ḥr h- nfs¹t
Translation
By {Wts¹} son of Ḥr is the funerary monument

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ḥb for ḥr.
Commentary
WH's reading of the second name as ḥb cannot be correct. Compare the r of ḥr with the b of bn, where WH are probably right that the author forgot the n and then carved it across the arms of the b).

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 Inscriptions

  • 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
#0013350
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