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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 2837

Siglum
WH 2837
Transliteration
l ʿwḏ bn ʾṣlḥ ḏ- ʾl rks¹ w ḫrṣ mṭt -h f h lt w ds²r s¹lm w ġnmt w ḥwr{n}
Translation
By ʿwḏ son of ʾṣlḥ of the lineage of Rks¹ and he kept watch over his riding-camels, so, O Lt and Ds²r, let there be security and spoil and {safe return}.

Interpretation

Provenance
WH Cairn 37 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.

Associated Signs
Cartouche and two sets of 7 lines

  • 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 37, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Domestic animals, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Raiding, Watch (keeping)
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013737
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