WH 3849

Siglum
WH 3849
Transliteration
l q{n}m bn ṭ{l}mn
OCIANA
Translation
By {Qnm} son of {Ṭlmn}
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
WH (p. 527) read the first name as qnm but suggest that it could be qlm since the lām auctoris is short. However, note the distinction between the lengths of l and n.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Drawings
WH (p. 527) say that "a drawing of a camel accompanies the inscription" but this is not visible on the BES18 photographs.

  • [BES18] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2018 and published here
  • [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
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0014820
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024