WH 3418

Interpretation

Provenance: WH Cairn 46 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
Original Reading Credit: OCIANA

Associated Drawings: A drawing of a warrior mounted on the hump of an outlined she-camel which he controls by a rein, held in his left hand, running to what may be a nose ring (? not visible). In his right hand he holds a composite bow and arrow shown in the conventional way as if it was being fired, with a round shield hanging from his shoulder. He is drawn en face but only one eye and his mouth are shown. His hair is sticking up. There are two areas of the camel which have been filled in, one in front of and one behind the hump. The "bands" (?) on its hind legs have a lighter patina and are probably later additions. Above him is a man on foot wielding something represented by a long line ending in three short lines and with what may be a shield on the ground in front of him.
Associated Inscriptions: A few unreadable scratched letters on an adjacent face (see the photograph)

Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.