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WH 3626.1

Siglum
WH 3626.1
Transliteration
l r{q}ʿ bn ḃny
Translation
By Rqʿ son of Ḃny

Interpretation

Commentary
The third letter has been hammered over but may be a q. The ḃ of ḃny has a dot only smaller than the ʿ of the first name in it.

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.

Associated Signs
A shape like a "P"
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
#0056838
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