OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 3584

Siglum
WH 3584
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn yʿll w tẓr h- s¹my b- ḥḍr
Translation
By ʿqrb son of Yʿll and he awaited the rains while camping at permanent water.

Interpretation

Commentary
The text is incised in thin letters at the top of the face as it is shown in the photograph.

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
Ed. pr.

Associated Inscriptions

  • 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, Watering, Weather
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0014540
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