OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 2891

Siglum
WH 2891
Transliteration
l bddh {b}{n}t mʿn
Translation
By Bddh {daughter of} Mʿn

Interpretation

Commentary
On one of the BES18 photographs where the edge of the stone has been lightened it looks as though the text continues onto this face, and that it may be by a woman.

Provenance
WH Cairn 39 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 Drawings
An ostrich below the end of the text
Associated Inscriptions
WH 2889–2890, 2892–2899

  • 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 39, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Women
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013798
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