WH 2637

Siglum
WH 2637
Transliteration
l bnġdbt bn ʾws¹t bn ḥs¹m bn s²qr bn ʿm
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Translation
By Bnġbt son of ʾws¹t son of Ḥs¹m son of S²qr son of ʿm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 2637 a
Commentary
A horizontal line has joined the n and ġ of the first name and ends just above the d. Note that the ʿ of the final name is a dot which also serves as one of the 7 dots above it.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Direct hammered & incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from right)

Associated Signs
Two sets of seven dots
Associated Drawings
I roughly hammered camel at the beginning over which the lām auctoris has been inscribed
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
WH 2634 - WH 2637.1

  • [BES18] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2018 and published here
  • [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
#0013532
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 2637.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31981. Accessed: 06 Jun, 2025.