WH 3855

Siglum
WH 3855
Transliteration
{{l}} ----{{b}}{{n}} {{r}}{{b}}{{n}} {{h-}} bkrt
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Translation
----{son of} {Rbn} is {the} young she-camel
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: l yṯʿ bn rbn for {{l}} ----{{b}}{{n}} {{r}}{{b}}{{n}
Commentary
The letters are shown as clear on the copy but on the photograph it can be seen that they are badly hammered over to the extent that the lām auctoris and the first name form an indecipherable mess. It seems unlikely that the mark which WH take as an ʿ is in fact intentional. The rest of the text has been ligatured but the letters are distinguishable. After bkrt here is a short straight line in a completely different technique from the rest of the text and it seem unlikely that this was not part of the word, i.e. indicating "two young she-camels".

Editio Princeps
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Special Features
Ligatures

Associated Drawings
2 she-camels upside-down in relation to each other.

  • [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
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0014826
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024