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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 3111

Text Information

Siglum
WH 3111
Transliteration
l ḫfy bn s²nʾ w wlh ʿ{l-} {ʾ}ḫw -h
Translation
By Ḫfy son of S²nʾ and he was distraught with grief for his two brothers

Interpretation

Commentary
Although WH comment that the ʿlast three words are added from the hand-copyʾ and only the w wl appear on the facsimile they are visible on the photograph except for the l and the ʾ which are obscured by a hammered wasm. The second side stroke of the ʾ of s²nʾ can also be seen on the photograph.

Original Reading Credit
OCIANA

Name Distinguished
Incised/scratched

  • 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 44, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0014029
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