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WH 2464.1

Siglum
WH 2464.1
Transliteration
l bʿrt {h-} {ḥ}{y}{t} w ----ḏ{ʿ}----ʿq
Translation
By Bʿrt are {the} {animals} w ----ḏ{ʿ}----ʿq

Interpretation

Commentary
The text runs from to the left of the animals and underneath them and apart from the name has been scored over, possibly by the author of WH 2464 who also claims the drawing. Thisinscirption was not recorded by WH.

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.

Associated Drawings
2 animals filled in, facing right, with behind the one on the left a crude outline of a man with arms stretched upwards.
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.
  • 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
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0056784
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