WH 2638

Siglum
WH 2638
Transliteration
l ẓhr bn hʾs¹ bn ʾ---- {ʿ}ḏr
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Translation
By Ẓhr son of Hʾs¹ son of ʾ----{ ʿ}ḏr
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 2638: ʾt[ʿ bn] ʿḏr for ʾ----- {ʿ}ḏr
Commentary
There is a lightly scratched ṯ following the second ʾ, but there is an unusually large space separating the two letters. The last part of the inscription has been badly damaged. The third to last letter could be an ʿ, but it is so close to the damaged portion, one could also interpret it as a damage mark.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0013534
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 2638.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31983. Accessed: 06 Jun, 2025.