WGLR 3
Text Information
- Siglum
- WGLR 3
- Alternative Sigla
- C 4681
- Transliteration
-
l ḫlṣ bn gʿl bn mṭr w bny h- ẓlt s¹nt gr{ṣ} h- bġy{t} l- h- rḥbt f lt s¹lm w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr
OCIANA
- Translation
-
By Ḫlṣ son of Gʿl son of Mṭr and he built the {small shelter?} {the year} the Arabs of Bġyt were {at} this Raḥabah, so Lt, may he be secure, but may he who would efface go blind.
OCIANA
- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- This text is lightly incised and runs boustrophedon. There is no sign of a raḥaba near this inscription, but the Ruḥba is not far away. Gr gāra to give protection or to be allied, or make common cause, with. Bġy = ẓlm and to tyranise.
- Site
- Jordan
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subject
- Genealogy
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0036004
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Updated
16 Sep, 2024
by
OCIANA
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OCIANA,. 'WGLR 3.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/40904. Accessed: 16 Jul, 2025.