WH 3405
Text Information
- Siglum
- WH 3405
- Transliteration
-
l s¹dn bn fnq bn kmd w rʿ{y} mkr
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- Translation
-
By S¹dn son of Fnq son of Kmd and he pastured at Mkr
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- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Apparatus Criticus
- WH: w rʿ{y} mkr "he pastured a train of camels" for "and {he pastured} at Mkr"
- Commentary
- The text is carved around three edge of the face.
- Editio Princeps
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- Special Letter Forms
- All loops (d q y) are minimal
- Associated Signs
- 7 lines beside the patronym, 7 thinly scratched lines between the n of the second bn and the k of the third name.
- 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 46, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1958–1959
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Genealogy, Pasturing, Place-name
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0014343
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22 Nov, 2024
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