WH 3605

Text Information

Siglum
WH 3605
Transliteration
l mlkt bn s¹rk w ġnm m- rhy
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Translation
By Mlkt son of S¹rk and he carried off booty from Rhy
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: rhy "the Edessenes (?)"
Commentary
There is a wasm (?) immediately before the lām auctoris in the same technique and with the same patination as the genealogy. The narrative is incised within the curve of the genealogy. Following the final y a large k has been carved in the same technique.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Associated Inscriptions
WH 3603–3604

  • [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, Outside peoples, Raiding
Old OCIANA ID
#0014563
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'WH 3605.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/33031. Accessed: 12 Sep, 2025.