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WH 2559

Siglum
WH 2559
Transliteration
l rbʾl bn ys²q
Translation
By Rbʾl son of Ys²q

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: (ʿ)s²q for ys²q
Commentary
There is a heavily hammered inscription on the same face the letters of which were joined with ligatures. WH did not include it in the edition.

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 Inscriptions
WH 2560 (on another face)

  • 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
#0013452
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