WH 3800

Siglum
WH 3800
Transliteration
l flṭt bn rbn b{n} rbʾ w rʿ{y} {m}dbr {ʿ}m f ʿm
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Translation
By Flṭt son of Rbn {son of} Rbʾ and {he pastured} {the inner desert} {year} after year
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: ---- w rʿy mdbr ʿm f ʿm for l flṭt bn rbn b{n} rbʾ w rʿ{y} {m}dbr {ʿ}m f ʿm
Commentary
The inscription has been heavily scratched over and some of the letters are unclear. In addition, the author is inconsistent in his writing of the letter ʿ which is as large as a g in the words rʿy and the first ʿm but a normal size in the second ʿm. Fortunately, the context makes it clear what he meant.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Associated Signs
Cartouche and four sets of 7 lines three inside the cartouche and on its edge.
Associated Inscriptions
WH 3793–3799.1, 3801–3802

  • [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 47, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Pasturing, Place-name, Transhumance
Old OCIANA ID
#0014770
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA