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WH 3848

Siglum
WH 3848
Transliteration
l ʿlyn bn tʾl bn bġt
Translation
By ʿlyn son of Tʾl son of Bġt

Interpretation

Commentary
This is WH's reading. It could also be read l ʿlyn bnt ʾl bn bġt "By ʿlyn daughter of ʾl son of Bġt".

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
Ed. pr.

Associated Inscriptions
WH 3845–3847, 3848.1

  • 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
#0014819
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