OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 2934

Siglum
WH 2934
Transliteration
l ʾḫwf h- dr
Translation
ʾḫwf was here

Interpretation

Commentary
On WH's copy there is what looks like a ʿ after the second letter but on the photograph it can be seen that this is damage to the stone.

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 Signs
Cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
WH 2932–2933

  • 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 39, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Present in a place
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013842
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