WH 2673

Text Information

Siglum
WH 2673
Transliteration
l g{l}hm bn btmh h- bkrt
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Translation
By {Glhm} son of Btmh is the young she-camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 2673: glhm for g{l}hm
Commentary
The inscription is accompanied by a camel, two stick figures, and a double line cartouche. The inner line is dotted and the outer line is normal.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving around edge of face

Associated Signs
double line cartouche
Associated Drawings
a camel and two stick figures
Associated Remains
Cairn

  • [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 35, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013570
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA