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WH 3759

Siglum
WH 3759
Transliteration
l ẓnʾl bn ḍbʿ
Translation
By Ẓnʾl son of Ḍbʿ

Interpretation

Commentary
There is a fork on top of the ẓ making it look like a Dadanitic ʾ. However the presence of a Safaitic ʾ later in the name means that this must be accidental.

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
#0014724
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