WH 3007

Siglum
WH 3007
Transliteration
{{l}} {y}{{ḥ}}mʾl {b}{n} m{l}{k}
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Translation
{By} {Yḥmʾl} {son of} {Mlk}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This was published as WH 3007 a. At first sight, the second letter looks like a z but the short horizontal line is thicker and rougher than the rest of the letter and is almost certainly an addition. On the other hand, to read y with WH requires the assumption that the loop of the letter has disappeared in the chip of the rock at the base of the letter. Either bn ml{k} is an afterthought or was added later (note the differences in the forms of the m's) or the ʾl of the first name is an addition since the bn follows the m of the first name rather than the l.

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Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 39, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013919
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Updated 22 Nov, 2024 by OCIANA