WH 3256
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 3256
- Transliteration
- l mn{{ʾ}}l {{b}}{{n}} mrt
- Translation
- By {Mnʾl} {son of} Mrt
Interpretation
- Commentary
- The first name and the bn have been vandalised by the addition of ligatures and extra lines. The lām auctoris and the first m have been joined in two places. Both forks of the ʾ are just visible on the photograph though they have been hammered over. A line has been drawn through the b making it resemble a ḥ and its arms joined in a semi-circle enclosing the n. Pace WH no ʾ can be seen between the r and the t of the second name. A light scratch to the right of the t is not an ʾ.
- 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
- #0014191
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