WH 2487

Siglum
WH 2487
Transliteration
l {{b}}{{h}}m {{b}}n m{{h}}{{y}}
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Translation
By {Bhm} {son of} {Mhy}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Several of the letters have been carefully altered by a "vandal" to make them different from those of the original inscription. Thus, both examples of b have been turned into k by the addition of a side-stroke, the ends of the fork of the first h have been joined to make it into a y, a horizontal stroke has been added to the end of the stem of the second h making it into a cross between a h and a z, and a short side-stroke has been added to the end of the final letter to change it from a y to a ṣ. There are some stray letters on the rock which do not seems to be inscriptions.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Signs
Cartouche
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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013372
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 2487.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31823. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.