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WH 2894

Siglum
WH 2894
Transliteration
l gʿṯm bn ʿmʾb
Translation
By Gʿṯm son of ʿmʾb

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ʿmʾr Macdonald 1979:139: ʿmʾb

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
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Associated Inscriptions
WH 2889–2893, 2895–2899

  • Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
  • Macdonald, M.C.A. [Review of Winnett and Harding 1978 (WH)]. Palestine Exploration Quarterly 111, 1979: 137-140.
Site
WH Cairn 39, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013801
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