OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

WH 299.2

Text Information

Siglum
WH 299.2
Transliteration
l zm [b]{n} ʿbs²t
Translation
By Zm {son of} ʿbs²t

Interpretation

Provenance
WH Cairn 9A and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
Original Reading Credit
Ed. pr.
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched & direct hammered

Associated Signs
cartouche
Associated Remains
Burquʿ
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0011060
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