OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 2636

Text Information

Siglum
WH 2636
Transliteration
l ʾqwm bn qrs¹m
Translation
By ʾqwm son of Qrs¹m

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.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

Technique
Direct hammered & incised

Associated Signs
This inscription shares a cartouche with WH 2635
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
WH 2634–2635, 2637–2637.2

  • 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
#0013531
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