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WH 3816

Text Information

Siglum
WH 3816
Transliteration
{{l}} {{r}}{{b}}{{n}} {{b}}{{n}} bs¹{ʾ}
Translation
{By} {Rbn} {son of} {Bs¹ʾ}

Interpretation

Commentary
The text has been badly vandalized with extra strokes, in particular making the first b resemble a ḥ, the first n like "E", and the bn like a g.

Provenance
WH Cairn 47 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

  • 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
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0014787
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