WH 2500

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

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.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Drawings
7 dots and a line.
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
#0013388
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 2500.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31837. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.