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WH 2516

Siglum
WH 2516
Transliteration
l ʾ{ṣ}lḥ bn gd bn ʾs¹m
Translation
By {ʾṣlḥ} son of Gd son of ʾs¹m

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
Ed. pr.

Associated Signs
WH 2515 and 2516 are surrounded by a cartouche presumably drawn before 2516 was inscribed since part of its last letter of crosses it.
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
#0013408
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