WH 299.1

Text Information

Siglum
WH 299.1
Transliteration
l ʿbd bn yʿll bn zʿm bn s¹ry
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Translation
By ʿbd son of Yʿly son of Zʿm son of S¹ry
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: yʿll for yʿly
Commentary
The final letter of the second name is clearly a y on the copy. Unfortunately, the letter cannot be made out on the photograph.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from right)

Associated Signs
randomly stretched lines in the center of the rock
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 9a, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0011059
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA