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WH 3640

Siglum
WH 3640
Transliteration
l s¹rr bn ql
Translation
By S¹rr son of Ql

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: s¹br for s¹rr
Commentary
The reading of the inscription is complicated by the fact WH 3641 has been carved between its letters and in one case, the s¹ of WH 3641, one side of the s¹ crosses the b of the bn WH 3640 making it look like a k. WH read the first name as s¹br but comparison with the b of bn shows that it must be s¹rr.

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
#0014599
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