WH 3611

Text Information

Siglum
WH 3611
Transliteration
l dʾy bn ḥr {b}{n} gs² bn ʾlḥn
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Translation
By Dʾy son of Ḥr {son of} Gs² son of ʾlḥn
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 3611 a: l dʾy bn ḥr{s¹}; 3611 b: gs² ẓnʾl ḥl "The troop of Ẓnʾl camped [here]"
Commentary
WH divide this into two texts (WH 3611 a and b) but the reading offered here seems more probable, especially in view of WH 3611.1 (which was not read by WH).

Editio Princeps
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Associated Drawings
An ostrich on the same stone and six ostriches on an adjoining stone
Associated Inscriptions
WH 3609–3610, 3611.1

  • [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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0014569
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OCIANA,. 'WH 3611.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/33037. Accessed: 12 Sep, 2025.