WH 2004.1

Siglum: WH 2004.1
Transliteration: l bnyt bn mḥm b{n} bdn bn ʿr bn ṣn bn ḥrm bn ʿwḏ b{n} gmʿs¹ h- nfs¹t
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Translation: By Bnyt son of Mḥm {son of} Bdn son of ʿr son of Ṣn son of Ḥrm son of ʿwḏ {son of} Gmʿs¹ is the monument
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: WH's facsimile is very inaccurate. The 8th letter cannot be g as read by WH nor ġ since it is followed by ḥ (cf the ḥ of ḥrm). It can only be a m therefore. Each of the 3 m's in this text is of a quite different shape . The n of the second bn is larger than the others and is surmounted by a smallfork which is preumably accidental though it looks intentional. There is a wavy line to the left of the n of the final bn which is of a slightly different quality from the n.

[WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.

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