WH 2639

Siglum
WH 2639
Transliteration
l {ẓ}{h}r bn ʿzz h- bkrt
Winnett and Reed 1970
Translation
By {Ẓhr} son of ʿzz is the young she-camel
Winnett and Reed 1970
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Direct hammered & chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
A she-camel
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013535
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Updated 25 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Winnett and Reed 1970, 'WH 2639,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 25 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31984. Accessed: 29 Mar, 2026.