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WH 2500

Siglum
WH 2500
Transliteration
l mlkt bn yʿmrn bn zd
Translation
By Mlkt son of Yʿmrn son of Zd

Interpretation

Commentary
The line which looks like a y at the end of the inscription is in fact part of the symbol of seven dots and a line which is also found at the beginning of WH 2501 on the same face.

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
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Associated Drawings
7 dots and a line.
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.
  • 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
#0013388
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