WH 2538

Siglum
WH 2538
Transliteration
l gḥfl b[n] ḥ{z}ʾ {b}[n] {ḥ}yḏ bn ʾḥd
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Translation
By Gḥfl {son of} {Ḥzʾ} {son of} {Ḥyḏ} son of ʾḥd
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author appears to have omitted the n in the first two examples of bn, if this is the correct reading. The second b[n] is much shallower than the others and first sight with the ḥ immediately below it resembles a Hismaic ḏ.

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Associated Inscriptions
On an adjoining face a text which WH did not publish.

  • [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
#0013430
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OCIANA,. 'WH 2538.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31879. Accessed: 04 Oct, 2025.