OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 147

Text Information

Siglum
WH 147
Transliteration
l <<>> bn zgr bn ----
Translation
By son of Zgr son of ----

Interpretation

Commentary
After the l, WH read a sign of circle vertical line circle. This could perhaps be read as ʿnʿ, but such a name would be extremely unlikely considering the restriction on multiple pharyngeals in Semitic roots.

Provenance
Burquʿ
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

Technique
Copy only

Associated Signs
a sign of circle vertical line circle
Associated Remains
Cairn

  • 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 5, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0010899
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