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WH 2479

Siglum
WH 2479
Transliteration
l nn bn ʾʾ{b}
Translation
By Nn son of {ʾʾb}

Interpretation

Commentary
WH note that WH 2805, 3241, and 3462 appear to have the same genealogy (as far as can be ascertained without vowels).

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
2477–2478.1, 2480

  • 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
#0013362
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