WH 245.1

Text Information

Siglum
WH 245.1
Transliteration
----b bn ḥrb h ----
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Translation
---- son of Ḥrb ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
Not read in WH
Commentary
This inscription, which is not read by WH, appears on the same rock as WH 244-245. Significant portions of the inscription before the first b and following the h appear to have been rubbed off, perhaps as an act of vandalism.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 7, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030362
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA