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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 3779

Siglum
WH 3779
Transliteration
l yṯʿ bn fḍg
Translation
By Yṯʿ son of Fḍg

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is neatly chiselled on a face adjoining that bearing WH 3774– 3778. Note that the f has the stance and appearance of a Thamudic B f.

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 Inscriptions
WH 3774– 3778

  • 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
#0014745
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