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WH 2605

Text Information

Siglum
WH 2605
Transliteration
l s¹ḫr bn ʾs¹lk
Translation
By S¹ḫr son of ʾs¹lk

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 2605: ʾs¹lm for ʾs¹lk
Commentary
It is difficult to understand WH's reading of the last letter as m. The photograph shows clearly that it is a k.

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
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
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Technique
Direct hammered & scratched

Associated Remains
Cairn
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.
Site
WH Cairn 34, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013499
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