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WH 2480

Siglum
WH 2480
Transliteration
{l} {ḥ}g{g} bn ʿzz
Translation
{By} {Ḥgg} son of ʿzz

Interpretation

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 Signs
A cartouche around the text and a stick figure man with arms raised and 7 circles
Associated Inscriptions
2477–2479

  • 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
#0013363
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