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WH 604.2

Siglum
WH 604.2
Transliteration
l ṣb bn hws¹r
Translation
By Ṣb son of Hws¹r

Interpretation

Commentary
On the photograph and facsimile (pl. 14) but not read by WH who however refer to the text they call 604 as 604a on p. 31. Beeston (BRWH p. 134) suggests calling the unread text 604 and the read one 604a. However this would add confusion so it seems simpler to call the one WH read 604a (as on p. 31) and the unread one as 604b. Beeston reads the first name in 604b as ḥbb which is impossible.

Original Reading Credit
OCIANA

  • 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 9B, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0011385
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