WH 3659

Siglum
WH 3659
Transliteration
l hʿf bn ʾṣbʿn
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Translation
By Hʿf son of ʾṣbʿn
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: zʿf for hʿf
Commentary
What WH took for the cross-stroke of the second letter is clearly a fork, thus h not z. The "sun-emblem" they mention (p. 506) and which is shown on their copy (pl. 64) is not visible on the photograph.

Editio Princeps
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Associated Signs
Sun ?

  • [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
#0014618
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA