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WH 3631

Siglum
WH 3631
Transliteration
l s¹krn bn ʾḫy{r}
Translation
By S¹krn son of {ʾḫy}r

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ʾḫyl for ʾḫyr
Commentary
The final letter could be a l (as in WH) or a r (as here). It has a hook at one end whereas the lām auctoris has no hooks and the r in the first name has two. There is a hammered-over h beside the first two letters of the patronym.

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
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0014590
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