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WH 3627

Siglum
WH 3627
Transliteration
l s²r{q} {b}{n} rb {{h-}} bkrt
Translation
By {S²rq} {son of} Rb is {the} young she-camel

Interpretation

Commentary
The q of the first name is an odd shape and has probably been interfered with. The b and the n of bn have been joined as have the prongs of the fork in h-.

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
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Associated Drawings
A she-camel with a hairy hump

  • 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
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0014586
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