OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 3196

Text Information

Siglum
WH 3196
Transliteration
l s¹ʾ{l}t bn bḥrb----
Translation
By {S¹ʾlt} son of Bḥrb

Interpretation

Commentary
The fourth letter has a curve at the base unlike the lām auctoris and may be a r. The rock-faceis in shadow after the b of the second name and it is impossible to tell whether the b is followed by a h.

Original Reading Credit
OCIANA

  • 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
#0014127
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